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Organization profile
Organization profile
Created in 1988 in cooperation with the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp in Belgium, the main objective of the ISP is to strengthen the links between medical education and services.
The ISP-PUCE seeks to promote the link between academia and public policies by generating rigorous, up-to-date and pertinent information to the national context that helps in decision-making. This Institute, from the Faculty of Medicine of the PUCE, promotes the training and higher education in public health of students committed to the country and its diverse realities of health inequality.
Responsible: Ana Lucía Torres Castillo, Director. [email protected]
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Syndemic, mental health and living with dependent persons in Latin America and Spain: a study with a gender perspective
López-Contreras, N., López-Jiménez, T., Medina-Perucha, L., León-Gómez, B. B., Gonçalves, A. Q., Horna-Campos, O. J., Anigstein, M. S., Barbosa, J. R., Verotti, M. P., Bardales-Mendoza, O., Arteaga-Contreras, K. M., Berenguera, A., Peralta, A. & Jacques-Aviñó, C., Dec 2025, In: Archives of Public Health. 83, 1, 24.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding the health system drivers of delayed cancer diagnosis in public healthcare networks of Chile, Colombia and Ecuador: A qualitative study with health professionals, managers and policymakers
Vargas, I., Mogollón-Pérez, A. S., Eguiguren, P., Torres, A. L., Peralta, A., Rubio-Valera, M., Jervelund, S. S., Borras, J. M., Dias, S., Vázquez, M. L., Vazquez, M. L., Oliver, A., Espinel, V., Fernández, Z., Aznar-Lou, I., Arroyo-Uriarte, P., Gil-Girbau, M., Serrano-Blanco, A., Garmendia, M. L. & Oyarce, A. M. & 33 others, , Jan 2025, In: Social Science and Medicine. 365, 117499.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Determinants of overweight and obesity among children between 5 to 11 years in Ecuador: A secondary analysis from the National Health Survey 2018
Tello, B., Ocaña, J., García-Zambrano, P., Enríque-Moreira, B. & Dueñas-Espín, I., 19 Apr 2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 4, p. e0296538 e0296538.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations
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IMPROVING EQUITY IN ACCESS TO EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER: IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH IN DIFFERENT HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS OF LATIN AMERICA (EQUITYCANCER-LA)
Torres Castillo, A. L. (Di), Dueñas Espin, I. G. (PI), Peralta Chiriboga, A. A. (PI) & Pereira Olmos, H. (PI)
1/05/21 → 30/12/26
Project: Research project
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VALIDACIÓN DE INSTRUMENTOS SENSIBLES A RESULTADOS EN SALUD, NUTRICIÓN Y AMBIENTES ALIMENTARIOS EN EL TERRITORIO PAN AMAZÓNICO
BRAVO DÍAZ, A. E. (PI), CAMPOS CASTILLO, K. M. (PI), Cóndor Salazar, J. D. (PI), ESPINOSA SOTO, M. S. (PI), Ocaña Navas, J. A. (PI) & Torres Castillo, A. L. (Di)
25/09/23 → 31/01/24
Project: Research project
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ANÁLISIS DE DISIGUALDADES TERRITORIALES EN ECUADOR Y SU RELACIÓN CON INDICADORES DE SALUD - OBSERVATORIO DE EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA EN ECUADOR
Pesse Sorensen, K. A. (PI), Torres Castillo, A. L. (PI), CADENA MOSQUERA, D. N. (External), DÁVILA ROSERO, M. G. (External), Peralta Chiriboga, A. A. (External), ARTIEDA MACANCHI, D. A. (Student), MOSQUERA RIVERA, Y. A. (Student), OLMEDO VALAREZO, A. J. (Student), QUEVEDO PINOS, M. A. (Student), SALINAS GOODIER, C. (Student), Rivadeneira Guerrero, M. F. (PI), Cóndor Salazar, J. D. (PI), Ocaña Navas, J. A. (PI) & ORTIZ ARBOLEDA, S. X. (PA)
12/07/23 → 12/12/24
Project: Research project
Prizes
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Beca Lideres Latinoamericanos en Nutrición Sociedad Latinoamericano de Nutrición LILANUT-SLAN
Ocaña Navas, J. A. (Recipient), 15 Sep 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)