A5007096182- Migration, Health and Trauma
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Health and Conflict Studies
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Disaster Response and Management
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Plant and soil sciences
- Advertising and Communication Studies
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Sex work and related issues
- Global Security and Public Health
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
Instituto de Oncología de Rosario
2025
University of Buenos Aires
2025
International Organization for Migration
2014-2024
University Hospital Complex Of Vigo
2017-2020
University of Palermo
2019
Dasman Diabetes Institute
2017-2018
Universidade de Vigo
2018
World Health Organization
1977-2015
Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza Catie
2001-2010
Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari
2007
Summary. Worldwide, the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and C (HCV) cause, respectively, 600 000 350 deaths each year. Viral is leading cause of cirrhosis liver cancer, which in turn ranks as third cancer death worldwide. Within WHO European region, approximately 14 million people are chronically infected with HBV, nine HCV. Lack reliable epidemiological data on HBV HCV one biggest hurdles to advancing policy. Risk groups such migrants injecting drug users (IDU) tend be under‐represented existing...
On Sunday June 18, 2000, 54 Chinese would-be immigrants suffocated to death while trying enter the United Kingdom in a sealed truck designed carry fruit from continental Europe.The path they took started Fujian, Province southeastern China.From there traveled Beijing and then Kazakhstan or Russia, Czech Republic, Austria, France, across English Channel Dover where died.They covered thousands of miles, trip cost each them an estimated $30,000 as well their lives.About 100,000 people Fujian...
The spread of the international AIDS pandemic has drawn attention to urgent need for data on human sexual behavior; yet absence an established tradition theory and method in sex research limited development initiatives this area. This been particularly evident lack given ways which cross‐cultural differences structure meaning experience. While survey can play important role documenting behavior, qualitative culture is equally order develop a framework comparative analysis behavioral data....
The burden of disease due to chronic viral hepatitis constitutes a global threat. In many Balkan and Mediterranean countries, the remains largely unrecognized, including in high-risk groups migrants, because lack reliable epidemiological data, suggesting need for better targeted surveillance public health gains. liver B C is increasing ageing unvaccinated populations migration, probable increase drug injecting. Targeted vaccination strategies virus (HBV) among risk harm reduction...
Bangkok experienced an extremely rapid spread of HIV infection among drug injectors in 1987 and 1988. This study examines risk factors for deliberate risk-reduction efforts by injectors. Two subsamples injecting users were recruited November 1989, a group drug-use treatment (n = 342) new to the system 259). Subjects interviewed about AIDS behavior, blood sample was collected testing. Seroprevalence 39 27% in-treatment new-to-treatment sample, respectively. The seroprevalence rate is similar...
Screening is one possible tool for monitoring infectious diseases among migrants. However, there limited information on screening programmes targeted newly arrived migrants in EU/EEA countries. Our aim was to investigate the implementation, practices and usefulness of these programmes. We conducted a survey country experts from countries Switzerland, asking whether their had implemented also estimated association between implementation rate asylum-seekers population. Of countries, 16 (59%)...
Health education is an essential part of efforts to limit and manage the current AIDS pandemic. The information needed develop meaningful culturally appropriate educational interventions often difficult obtain because topics related prevention treatment are invariably and/or personally sensitive. This article describes data collection guidelines HIV/AIDS Rapid Anthropological Assessment Procedures developed by Social Behavioural Research Unit World Organization's Global Programme on AIDS....
The 2016 UN high-level Summit for Refugees and Migrants in New York (NY, USA)1UN General AssemblyNew Declaration Migrants. A/71/L.1 (Sept 13, 2016).http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=A/71/L.1Google Scholar provided a historic opportunity to engage world leaders responding the health dimensions of mass migration. Despite magnitude phenomenon its potential changing global as well national patterns, response date has been, at best, variable.2WHO Regional Office EuropeCyprus:...
Aim To evaluate effectiveness and safety of the adjustable transobturator male system (ATOMS) for stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Material Methods A retrospective multicenter study was conducted in nine Iberian institutions using a board‐approved database 215 patients intervened between 2012 2017, with no case excluded. Continence status, patient satisfaction, number, grade complications (Clavien‐Dindo) factors affecting dry rate at adjustment were evaluated. Multivariate analysis defined...
The latter part of the twentieth century has seen an increased concern for implications war civilian populations, and more attention been given to psychosocial impacts uprooting displacement. ‘Loss place’, acute chronic trauma, family disruption problems reunification have become issues concern. in Bosnia was characterized by massive displacement, loss life, relatives property. Health well-being were affected a number ways. There overwhelming perceived power self-esteem. Over 25% displaced...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroconversion was studied in a group of 173 injection drug users Bangkok, Thailand, who had been previously tested for HIV and were interviewed retested the fall 1989. Ten percent seroconverted. Two factors protected against seroconversion: having stopped sharing equipment response to acquired syndrome (AIDS) regular sexual partner. The association between self-reported deliberate risk reduction reduced among persons continuing inject illicit drugs...
Summary In the WHO – EURO region, around 28 million people are currently living with chronic viral hepatitis, and 120 000 die every year because of it. Lack awareness understanding combined social stigma discrimination exacerbate barriers related to access prevention, diagnosis treatment services for those most in need. addition, persisting economic crisis has impacted on public health spending, thus posing challenges sustainable investment promotion, primary secondary hepatitis across...
Objective To determine factors associated with likelihood or failure to use condoms primary sexual partners among injecting drug users (IDU) in two cities. Design and methods Interviews were conducted 601 IDU Bangkok 1989 957 New York City 1990–1991. Subjects recruited from drug-use treatment programs a research storefront. Informed consent was obtained World Health Organization standardized questionnaire about AIDS risk behaviors administered by trained interviewer. Results A substantial...
The spread of the international AIDS pandemic has drawn attention to urgent need for data on human sexual behavior; yet lack an established tradition theory and method in sex research limited development initiatives this area. This been particularly true study homosexual bisexual behavior, which relied heavily use quantitative survey methods that largely fail address cross‐cultural differences structure meaning same‐sex experience. More qualitative approaches offer possibility investigating...
Natural and man-made disasters affect everyone in their path. Some people are nevertheless more vulnerable than others suffer different ways to extents. The tsunami highlighted a number of pre-existing factors that made some especially it also brought out the which other became as result disaster. Major social demographic shifts occurred, fabric communities was severely eroded. Gender, age, extent personal loss, experience terms how direct or indirect exposure emerged key together with loss...
The transition of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) to an invasive stage is a crucial event that involves the disruption basement membrane and physical connection neoplastic cells with surrounding stroma. A better understanding mechanisms actors involved progression disease will improve treatment outcomes. Membrane type 1 (MT1)-matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) has been previously identified as essential gene DCIS progression. In this work, RNA-sequencing analysis from MT1-MMPhigh xenograft...