Diego Rios-Zertuche
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Diego Rios-Zertuche
@healthquality.bsky.social
Health Systems Quality | Public Health | Monitoring & Evaluation | Malaria Elimination | Health Systems | Salud Mesoamérica | Views my own
Pleased to attend the inaugural seminar at the @gw-glc.bsky.social: “Learning from Systemic Change Over Time – The @saludmesoamerica.org 2011–2024.”

Thanks to @wmunar.bsky.social, Emma Iriarte, Alicia Menendez, Leslie Curry & Pedro Bernal for the fun dialogue.

#HealthSystems #publichealth
May 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Finding a superhero as an adult isn’t easy — I met one last week.

Visiting Colombia’s National Cancer Institute (www.cancer.gov.c) with the IDB, I joined a team focused on continuous quality improvement. We ended up in the sterilization unit.

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#patientsafety #uhc #qualityofcare #globalhealth
May 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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More than 50,000 people die annually in Mexico due to cases of diabetes and kidney disease that could be avoided with "timely and effective healthcare"!

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

New work from Castro Vargas, @healthquality.bsky.social, & Bauhoff
May 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Check out our paper on deaths due to healthcare quality in Mexico, co-authored with Sofia Castro Vargas and Sebastian Bauhoff, in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Some findings in the thread.

#healthquality #healthcare #mexico #qualityimprovement

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Changes and heterogeneity in quality-amenable excess mortality in Mexico: a systematic analysis for the years 2012, 2018, and 2021
Low quality of care has emerged as key policy concern in low and middle-income countries. This study explores the changes and heterogeneity in prevent…
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March 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
How Can Health Systems Drive #QualityImprovement?

I had the privilege of facilitating a panel on #healthcare quality improvement, as we reflected on the in the successes, challenges, and key lessons of @saludmesoamerica.org.

Ten takeaways...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSB7...

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#healthquality
ISM Sesión 6: Perspectiva sistémica y calidad de atención - un diálogo estratégico
YouTube video by Salud Mesoamérica / IREM
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March 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Last week, we reflected on a decade of @saludmesoamerica.org successes, challenges, and key lessons.

I had the privilege of facilitating a panel on healthcare quality improvement with Rashad Massoud, Jafet Arrieta, and Pedro Bernal —insightful leaders driving improvement.

Video coming soon!
February 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Our free eBook on Quality of TB Care!

Download 👇🏽

www.mcgill.ca/tb/files/tb/...
December 29, 2024 at 1:05 PM
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⏩ ¡La Iniciativa Regional para la #Eliminación de la #Malaria ( #IREM ) inició la medición de la primera fase para apoyar a la #SESAL de #Honduras a acelerar su progreso hacia la eliminación de la #malaria en el país! ⚕️
December 2, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Great list! Many of the books are also available as audiobooks!

For the authors: if yours is not yet published as an audiobook, make it happen. Many of us will appreciate it!
A small holiday gift to everyone in advance!

I've updated this list of amazing books in global health

New books by @seyeabimbola.bsky.social @adamratnermd.bsky.social @taoleighgoffe.bsky.social @amitav.bsky.social @zekeemanuel.bsky.social & E Galeano

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December 1, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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⏩ ¡La Iniciativa Regional para la #Eliminación de la #Malaria ( #IREM ) inició la medición de la primera fase para apoyar al #MSPAS de #Guatemala a acelerar su progreso hacia la eliminación de la #malaria en el país! ⚕️

#Salud #SaludGlobal #EliminacionMalaria #Mesomaerica
November 27, 2024 at 4:28 PM
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🚀 ¡La Iniciativa Regional para la #Eliminación de la #Malaria (#IREM) inició la medición de la primera fase para ayudar a prevenir la reintroducción de la malaria en #ElSalvador! 🌿
#Salud #SaludGlobal #EliminacionMalaria
November 26, 2024 at 4:04 PM
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🚀 The Regional #Malaria #Elimination Initiative (#RMEI) has begun its first phase of measurement to help prevent malaria reintroduction in #Belize! 🌿 #Health #GlobalHealth #EndMalaria
November 26, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Did you know cervical and breast cancer aren’t among the top five causes of death for women in Latin America? Cardiovascular diseases, including heart attacks, top the list for both men and women.

Read our chapter on the IDB Flagship report, published today!

dx.doi.org/10.18235/001...
Expanding Opportunities: Policies for Gender Equality and Inclusion
This book examines the progress and persistent challenges in achieving gender equality and inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean. Despite significant advances in women's education, health, and ...
publications.iadb.org
November 25, 2024 at 9:13 PM