22-May-17 A study carried out in Latin American countries concluded that most efforts of the health system concentrate on the higher income population while neglecting the needs of the lower income classes, driven by the high cost of drugs. [image: Global Health Intelligence]

08-May-17 Puerto Rico plans to achieve a more efficient health system that reduces spending, by 2019. The new model is patient oriented and plans to achieve savings of USD900 mn over ten years. [image: Global Health Intelligence]

02-May-17 Latin American governments may prioritize cost-cutting, expansion coverage, or improving the quality of care over the next decade. While value-based healthcare is an increasingly important goal given persistent fiscal constraints, whether payers will implement this effectively remains in question. [image: Frontier Strategy Group]

25-Apr-17 Obesity is increasing at a high pace with one in every five Brazilians obese. More than half the population is overweight. The prevalence of obesity has increased by 60% from 11.8% in 2006 to 18.9% in 2016. With little time to eat, people have reduced home-cooked meals and opted for faster, higher caloric foods. [image: Global Health Intelligence]

11-Apr-17 The North American Free Trade Agreement has led to the transformation of Tijuana to become one of the world capitals in the manufacture of medical devices. The manufacturing units located in Tijuana make millions of medical devices from intravenous bags to artificial respirators. Many American med-device companies have manufacturing facilities in TiJuana, including Medtronic, Carefusion, and DJO Global. [image: John Francis Peters / New York Times]