The COVID-19 pandemic has marked a before and after in the design of health infrastructure and in the way health services around the world are organized. Experience has shown that new, broader, more flexible and dynamic strategies are needed for managing similar crises in the future, which will inevitably impact the way we design the hospitals of tomorrow.
The COVID-19 pandemic has marked a before and after in the design of health infrastructure and in the way health services around the world are organized. Experience has shown that new, broader, more flexible and dynamic strategies are needed for managing similar crises in the future, which will inevitably impact the way we design the hospitals of tomorrow.
When I was a child, I would go to my grandfather’s store where he sold and repaired watches. He would give me a magnifying glass and let me help him. Before my eyes would appear springs and tiny jagged pieces that made up the inside of each clock. What I liked most was to see how they moved in time with each other. Like any curious child, I would ask my grandfather which was the piece without which the clock would not work.
In Latin America and the Caribbean, discussions on integrated care programs, policies and systems continue to gain space in public debates as they are closely related to social and economic development models.
In recent decades, the world has experienced a series of extreme events. From economic periods of recession to political instability causing social conflicts, terrorism and wars. From health crises such as pandemics or plagues to natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, droughts and heat waves.
This joint publication by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Food Programme (WFP) presents the state of school feeding programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) as of 2022. Amidst the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and compounding challenges, the publication highlights the critical role of school feeding programs to build human capital in the region.
The accelerated process of population aging in Latin America and the Caribbean is leading to an increase in the number of elderly people in need of care. One of the region's challenges lies in developing care services at scale that respect the preference of most people to age in their homes and ease the burden of care for families.
The accelerated process of population aging in Latin America and the Caribbean is leading to an increase in the number of elderly people in need of care. One of the region's challenges lies in developing care services at scale that respect the preference of most people to age in their homes and ease the burden of care for families.
Interoperability is one of the guiding principles of digital transformation and has already shown results in terms of greater equity and accessibility, by allowing health service providers, even for the most vulnerable people, to have access to medical records. Along these lines, the city of Bogotá began a process in 2016 to create a unified electronic medical record system (UEMR). Indeed, the process allows the interoperability of the information systems of the city's integrated public health services network and became the roadmap for future national interoperability.
Interoperability is one of the guiding principles of digital transformation and has already shown results in terms of greater equity and accessibility, by allowing health service providers, even for the most vulnerable people, to have access to medical records. Along these lines, the city of Bogotá began a process in 2016 to create a unified electronic medical record system (UEMR). Indeed, the process allows the interoperability of the information systems of the city's integrated public health services network and became the roadmap for future national interoperability.