Perinatal Outcomes Among Venezuelan Immigrants in Colombia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

In the last decade, Venezuela suffers a humanitarian crisis, leading to massive emigration. One of the most vulnerable migrants´ groups is pregnant women. We analyzed the perinatal outcomes of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia and identified if migration was associated with perinatal outcomes.

Loss of job-related right to healthcare is associated with reduced quality and clinical outcomes of diabetic patients in Mexico.

Objectives: The Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) provides a package of health, economic and social benefits to workers employed in private firms within the formal labour market and to their economic dependants. Affiliates have a right to these benefits only while they remain contracted, thus posing a risk for the continuity of healthcare. This study evaluates the association between the time (in days) without the right to healthcare due to job loss in the formal labour market and the quality of healthcare and clinical outcomes among IMSS affiliates with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

[A first analysis of research on social determinants of health in Mexico: 2005-2012].

Objective: To examine the research on social determinants of health (SDH) produced in Mexico during the period 2005-2012, based on the characterization of the national health research system and the scientific production on this topic.

Materials And Methods: Two-stage analyses: Review of Mexican documents and official sources on health research and systematic bibliographic review of the literature on SDH.

Results: Although SDH were mentioned in the Specific Action Plan for Health Research 2007-2012, they are not implemented in strategies and goals, as the emphasis is put mostly in infrastructure and administrative aspects of research.