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Evaluating the World Health Organization’s HEARTS Model for Hypertension and Diabetes Management: A Pilot Implementation Study in Guatemala

Background: The World Health Organization HEARTS Technical Package is a widely implemented global initiative to improve the primary care management of cardiovascular disease risk factors. The study’s objective is to report outcomes from a pilot implementation trial of integrated hypertension and diabet...

Unhealthy food advertising on Costa Rican and Guatemalan television: a comparative study

This study aimed to exhaustively explore the characteristics of food advertising on TV in Guatemala and Costa Rica. The International Network for Food and Obesity Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Research, Monitoring and Action Support (INFORMAS) methodology was applied. In 2016, we recorded 1440 h of vi...

Aflatoxinas y otros factores de riesgo para cáncer de hígado, en Guatemala

El cáncer de hígado, específicamente el carcinoma hepatocelular (CHC), se encuentra dentro de las primeras 5 causas de muerte por cáncer alrededor del mundo (1). De acuerdo con algunas estimaciones por agencias internacionales, este cáncer afecta considerablemente a Guatemala, país al cual se le c...