Potencial impact for the Latin American public health of the launching and orbit set up of the satellite VENESAT-1.

Single health system: the brazilian experience in the universality of health access.

Since 1988, Brazil has been working through a Unique Health System (UHS). The background of its formation are supported in the constitutional recognition of health as a human right and in a school risen in academic groun...

Closing the digital divide in Peru: Educating people living with HIV/AIDS to evaluate the quality of<br /> health information on the Internet.nternet

People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are increasingly using the Internet to find health information. Global literature about education of PLWHA regarding information and communication technologies (ICTs) is scarce. The ob...

Standardization and validation of the polymerase chain reaction for early diagnosis of human leptospirosis

[i][b]Objectives: [/b][/i]To standardize and optimize a PCR assay to detect rrs gene (rRNA 16S) from Leptospira spp. to use it with samples of suspected patients of febrile syndrome, in endemic areas from Peru. [i][b]Met...

Trastorno de estrés agudo y episodio depresivo mayor en víctimas de una inundación en Tingo María: prevalencia y efectos de su desplazamiento a un albergue

[b][i]Objetivos. [/i][/b]Determinar la prevalencia del trastorno de estrés agudo (TEA) y comorbilidad con episodio depresivo mayor (TEA+EDM) en víctimas de la inundación de la ciudad Tingo María-Huánuco, 20 días después...