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Arachu Castro

@ArachuCastro

Professor &Samuel Z. Stone Chair of Public Health in Lat America, Director Center for Health Equity Lat Am @TulaneCHELA @TulaneSPHTM & exPresident @SocMedAnthro

sph.tulane.edu/ihsd/arachu-castro-phd-mph
Joined February 2014
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Some of the ideas covered at the Health Equity Meeting in Costa Rica last Nov 30 - Dec 1 were conceptual debates, #equity translated into #action, #commitment of decision makers, creation of equity-based approaches, and inclusion of #communities in #knowledge management processes
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Join this fantastic experience with local, regional, and global actors to discuss the priorities in developing an agenda for Health Equity in the Americas Region. Streaming on Youtube: youtube.com/channel/UCVhaG_S… Don't miss it!
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If you are a student, professional, or researcher in public health and are between 18 and 40 years of age or a professional with less than 10 years of public health degree in the Americas, this is for you! Register here: forms.gle/SVLA1mqW4imP5md98 YouTube: bit.ly/3LWMevZ
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Public health #advocacy as an essential public health function, with 18 cases of #publichealth advocacy from different corners of the world. Download the @wfpha #casebook here: wfpha.org/casebook-on-advoca… – at Cartago, Costa Rica
The Casebook on Advocacy in Public Health serves as a tool for national public health associations and other actors to improve their capacity of influence on national public health policies through advocacy efforts.

ALT The Casebook on Advocacy in Public Health serves as a tool for national public health associations and other actors to improve their capacity of influence on national public health policies through advocacy efforts.

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Ante los postulados del Humanismo Cristiano, es inaceptable que agentes de la DGM ingresen al hospital de Higüey a sacar en labor de parto a haitianas solo por cumplir con un mandato administrativo. La dignidad humana está por encima de todo. Pido una investigación profunda.
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How can we move sustainable #healthequity as a principle to an action-oriented agenda addressing simultaneously environmental sustainability and health equity? Participate in the SHEM General Assembly this August 10th, 1: 00 p.m. UTC. @HealthEquidad @ArachuCastro – at Cartago, Costa Rica
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In his swearing-in ceremony, Dr. Jarbas reiterated his commitment to work with member states to overcome persistent #inequities, build #resilient health systems that can respond to emerging threats, recover from the pandemic and achieve #universalhealth youtube.com/live/PmN-t3cq6rE…
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Genia @ArachuCastro hablando de la deshumanización del proceso de parto, la hipermedicalización y la violencia al rededor. Todo lo que sentí cuando di a luz, validado y explicado por una experta. #tedxtukuywomen
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.@Nature has published a special issue on racism in science, the first guest-edited issue in the journal’s more than 150-year history. Read the editorial from guest editors Melissa Nobles, Chad Womack, Ambroise Wonkam and Elizabeth Wathuti. go.nature.com/3COtMQP
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EWEC LAC@EWECLAC22 Sep 2022
"Desde el inicio de la pandemia, el riesgo de morir por causas maternas ha aumentado: 22% en Colombia, 47% en Ecuador y 40% en Repúnlica Dominicana" @ArachuCastro @ISLAC19 Reporte completo: islaccovid.org #AccountabilitBreakfast #saludmaterna @PMNCH
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EWEC LAC@EWECLAC22 Sep 2022
"La interrupción y cierre de los servicios de salud debido a COVID19 ha incrementado la mortalidad materna" @ArachuCastro @ISLAC19 Reporte completo: islaccovid.org #AccountabilityMatters @PMNCH
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In 2020, Dr @ArachuCastro collected data from 6 Latin American countries and analyzed indicators of maternal health. Data collection in the region were highly disrupted during the pandemic.bit.ly/2022_AB #Accountabilitymatters @TulaneSPHTM
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Dr @ArachuCastro roughly estimated that in the Dominican Republic « more than 700 neonatal deaths were not reported in the early months of the pandemic » bit.ly/2022_AB #Accountabilitymatters @TulaneSPHTM
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Annie Preaux@AnniePreaux22 Sep 2022
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@ArachuCastro presenting for the @PMNCH Accountability Breakfast today. Proud to be a part of this work! #accountabilitymatters
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Helga Fogstad@HFogstad22 Sep 2022
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@ArachuCastro: "Since the pandemic began, the risk of dying of maternal causes increased by 22% in Colombia and 47% in Ecuador in 2020, and 40% in the Dominican Republic" #AccountabilitBreakfast #UNGA77 @EWECLAC @TulaneSPHTM @lilicarvajal @UNICEF
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We are thrilled to remain close to you and will continue to share #knowledge for #action in Health Equity throughout the Americas Region and globally. @HealthEquidad @ArachuCastro @krojasaraya #equity #health #research #conocimiento #acción #equidad #salud #investigación – at San José, Costa Rica
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ALAPE@alapeorg9 May 2022
Próximo VIVO "Inequidades en salud infantil" 👥 🎯LOS ESPERAMOS el 17 de mayo! 17.00 hs - El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras 18.00 hs - Méx, Pan Colombia, Per, Ecu 19.00 hs - R. Dominicana, Bol, Chi y Par 20.00 hs - Arg, Uru En vivo Facebook / YouTube⚡️
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I Encuentro Regional sobre Atención Primaria y Pensamiento Sistémico en la Transformación de los Sistemas de Salud 21 abril | 10am (CRT) | Inscríbase: forms.gle/igSh6cbvuiCe6BUM6 #investigación #sistemasdesalud #pensamientosistémico #systac #research #healthsystems #systemsthinking
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ISLAC@ISLAC1913 Apr 2022
Conoce esta maravillosa iniciativa destacada por @ISLAC19 que promueve la salud de los pueblos indígenas de la amazonía en Ecuador, Perú y Brasil durante la pandemia, desarrollada por @HivosAmLatina @BvLFoundation @EWECLAC @ArachuCastro @Cl_CastilloC youtu.be/ElyJkArLhLw
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