IDB supports sanitation sector reform program in Peru

Banco Esperanza
La solidaridad de un grupo de madres uruguayas y el trabajo de un equipo médico admirable contribuyen al descenso del índice de mortalidad de los recién nacidos

Argentine laboratory tracks a killer
Genome sequencing of Chagas parasite

IDB supports project to expand access to healthcare for the poor in Ecuador

Landfill with a conscience
New investments in sanitation preserve the Bahamas’ natural beauty and environmental health

A market with a view
How two Haitian communities raised the level of the market
they share

A smarter use of healthcare dollars
Trinidad restructures its health system in order to improve quality and make better use of facilities

Medicine first
How an emergency drug-distribution program is revitalizing the role of local clinics in Argentina’s low-income neighborhoods

One less barrier to healthcare
In Peru, a targeted health program for the poor is helping to reduce infant and maternal mortality

AIDS emerges from the shadows
Unless countries act now, the epidemic will become uncontrollable

Against the odds
Brazil emerges as a role model in the fight against AIDS

HIV/AIDS clouds the Caribbean
A new joint effort by the nations of the Caribbean Community could help to contain the most serious AIDS crisis outside of Africa

The cost of silence
The executive director of UNAIDS urges Latin America and the Caribbean to break the silence surrounding AIDS if they wish to avert greater tragedy

Health insurance for the poor
El Salvador loan is first under new IDB flexible lending policy

Lessons learned
How a police chief became a "born-again feminist"

A plague returns
Once nearly defeated, the mosquito-borne dengue epidemic has returned with a vengeance

Less than healthy
A new book charges that Latin American women suffer disproportionately from preventable health problems

The fruits of foresight
An architect of Brazil’s AIDS program describes the “critical and innovative vision” that led to success

Leadership, consensus and technology
With broad support from society, Brazil is improving the quality of life of HIV carriers

The evolution of a life-giving “cocktail”