Gustavo Nigenda

TL;DR: A multicentre randomised controlled trial that compared the standard model of antenatal care with a new model that emphasises actions known to be effective in improving maternal or neonatal outcomes and has fewer clinic visits is presented in this paper.

TL;DR: Evidence indicates that Seguro Popular is improving access to health services and reducing the prevalence of catastrophic and impoverishing health expenditures, especially for the poor, and recent studies also show improvement in effective coverage.

TL;DR: How primary care can be redesigned to tackle the challenge of NCDs in resource-constrained countries is discussed and it is suggested that four changes will be required: integration of services, innovative service delivery, a focus on patients and communities, and adoption of new technologies for communication.

TL;DR: The main challenge confronted by the Peruvian health system is the extension of coverage to more than 0.0% of the population presently lacking access to basic health care.

TL;DR: It is shown that breast cancer accounts for more deaths than cervical cancer since 2006 and is the second cause of death for women aged 30–54 and affects all socio-economic groups in Mexico.