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Suicide prevention in Latin American prisons: a multiple case study with meta-matrix of policies, programmes and protocols in 17 countries. [PDF]

BMJ Glob Health
Cifuentes-Gramajo PA, Beigel L, Bacigalupo F, Gómez-Durán G, Cortés-Jara C, Osnaya JL, Eterovich E, Cuartas-Giraldo MI, Aboaja A, Pratt D, Perry AE, Forrester A, Mundt AP.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Framework for Understanding and Evaluating Localization: The Case of HelpAge International

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many transnational non‐governmental organizations (TNGOs) are reevaluating their organizational forms and norms as they pursue localization. Localization itself is a contested and multifaceted concept, however, complicating the design, implementation, and evaluation of localization efforts.
Hans Peter Schmitz, George E. Mitchell
wiley   +1 more source

Distribution and status of ragweed (Ambrosia spp.) in northwestern South America and its potential health and environmental impacts. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Espinoza-Maticurena A, Vargas A, Rodas-Valero G, Calderon-Llosa O, Cherrez-Ojeda I.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Contesting Regulatory Capacity: Exploring Doctrines in the Regulatory State

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The contemporary literature on regulation and development has emphasised the importance of low discretion devices for achieving desired policy objectives. At the same time, there has been a growing recognition that state capacity in general, and regulatory capacity more specifically, are essential for achieving development goals in a world of ...
Bruno Queiroz Cunha, Martin Lodge
wiley   +1 more source

Socioeconomic disparities in adult mortality in Latin America. [PDF]

BMJ Glob Health
Buitrago G, Marinkovic Dal Poggetto S, Bancalari A, Berlinski S, de la Mata D, Vera-Hernandez M.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

USAID's Locally‐Led Development Agenda: Open Government and Independent Monitoring

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT USAID's ambitious localization agenda between 2021–2024—suspended in early 2025—aimed to provide more funding for local organizations, strengthen local systems, and co‐create with local communities. This study uses pre‐2025 open government data to identify continuity and change during USAID’s localization push.
Jeffrey Hallock, Jonathan Fox, Nicholas Chen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rapid assessment of the factors contributing to the increase in maternal mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Latin American region. [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
Chapman E, Ramos S, Romero M, Sciurano G, Ricca J, Metcalfe G, Contreras JO, Dávila JG, Acevedo DCA, Cordova JH, Camacho-Hubner AV.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

When Politics Shapes Administration: Bureaucratic Autonomy, Policy Role Separation, and Organizational Capacity in an Institutionally Weak Public Administration

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of administrative autonomy and the separation of roles in public policy on organizational capacity within hybrid public administration systems, particularly in Colombia. It explores the dynamics between elected officials and civil servants, focusing on how the division of responsibilities and the autonomy granted
Camilo Ignacio González, Pablo Sanabria‐Pulido   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

PrEP public policies for HIV prevention in South America: an intersectional analysis. [PDF]

BMC Public Health
de Oliveira KH, de Oliveira Ferreira B, da Silva Junior FJ, Barp LFG, de Menezes Guerra CB, da Silva Câmara FD, de Almeida Soares MA, Bercht G, Honorato IB, Gagliolo AA, García MG, Dos Reis RP, Passamani GR, Kauss BS, Vallejo FR, Hurtado JCA, das Neves ALM.   +16 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Electrified rhythms: How hydropower infrastructure transforms hydrosocial relations of riverine communities in the Lower Sogamoso River, Colombia

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Hydropower dams regulate water flows for millions of downstream inhabitants worldwide, altering water availability. Under a changing climate, flow control is often framed technically and politically as being essential for reducing drought and flood risks. However, it can also disrupt ecological flows, impact livelihoods and erode environmental
Laura Betancur‐Alarcón, Laura Pulgarín‐Morales, Camila Jiménez‐Saénz, Rossella Alba, Tobias Krueger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source