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Public Health Institute

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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):

  1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
    SDG 1 No Poverty
  2. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  3. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  4. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  5. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  6. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  7. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  8. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  9. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  10. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  11. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  12. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land
  13. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  14. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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  • Healthcare stakeholders’ perspectives on coordinating cancer diagnosis in Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador

    Oturai, O., Mogollón-Pérez, A.-S., Eguiguren, P., Castillo, A.-L. T., Peralta-Chiriboga, A. A., Rubio-Valera, M., Dias, S. & Jervelund, S. S., 13 Jan 2026, In: Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health. 50

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • The gender gap in the care economy is larger in highly developed countries: Sociocultural explanations for paradoxical findings

    Block, K., Olsson, M. I. T., van Grootel, S., Schuster, C., Meeussen, L., Van Laar, C., Martiny, S. E., Croft, A., Sun, M. S., Wee, S., Ainsaar, M., Aarntzen, L., Adamus, M., Anderson, J., Atkinson, C., Avicenna, M., Bąbel, P., Barth, M., Benson-Greenwald, T. M. & Maloku, E. & 118 others, Berent, J., Bergsieker, H. B., Biernat, M., Bîrneanu, A. G., Bodinaku, B., Bosak, J., Bosson, J., Branković, M., Burkauskas, J., Čavojová, V., Cheryan, S., Choi, E., Choi, I., Contreras-Ibáñez, C. C., Coogan, A., Danyliuk, I., Dar-Nimrod, I., Dasgupta, N., de Lemus, S., Devos, T., Diab, M., Diekman, A. B., Efremova, M., Eisner, L., Eller, A., Erentaitė, R., Fedáková, D., Franc, R., Gartzia, L., Gavreliuc, A., Gavreliuc, D., Gecaite-Stonciene, J., Germano, A. L., Giovannelli, I., Gismondi Diaz, R., Gitikhmayeva, L., Menkir Gizaw, A., Gjoneska, B., González, O. M., González, R., Grijalva, I. D., Güngör, D., Gustafsson Sendén, M., Hall, W., Harb, C., Hassan, B., Hässler, T., Hawi, D. R., Henningsen, L., Hoppe, A., Ishii, K., Jakšić, I., Jasini, A., Jurkevičienė, J., Kelmendi, K., Kirby, T. A., Kitakaji, Y., Kosakowska-Berezecka, N., Kozytska, I., Kulich, C., Kundtová-Klocová, E., Kunuroglu, F., Lapytskaia Aidy, C., Lee, A., Eneroth, A., López-López, W., Luzvinda, L., Maricchiolo, F., Martinot, D., McNamara, R. A., Meister, A., Melka, T. L., Mickuviene, N., Miranda-Orrego, M. I., Mkamwa, T., Morandini, J., Morton, T., Mrisho, D., Nikitin, J., Otten, S., Pacilli, M. G., Page-Gould, E., Perandrés-Gómez, A., Pizarro, J., Pop-Jordanova, N., Pyrkosz-Pacyna, J., Qouta, S., Ramis, T. S., Rani, N., Redersdorff, S., Régner, I., Renström, E. A., Rivera-Rodriguez, A., Rocha-Sánchez, T. E., Ryabichenko, T., Saab, R., Sakata, K., Samekin, A., Sánchez-Pachecho, T., Scheifele, C., Schulmeyer, M. K., Sczesny, S., Sirlopú, D., Smith-Castro, V., Soo, K., Spaccatini, F., Steele, J. R., Steffens, M. C., Sucic, I., Vandello, J., Velásquez-Díaz, L. M., Vink, M., Vives, E., Warkineh, T. Z., Žeželj, I., Zhang, X., Zhao, X. & Schmader, T., 1 Feb 2026, In: American Psychologist. 81, 2, p. 221-237 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Advocacy for health rights with a group of patients with chronic diseases in a low-income neighbourhood in Ecuador

    Morales-Garzón, S., Chilet-Rosell, E., Delgado, J. P., Barrera-Guarderas, F., Puig-García, M., Sanchís-Ramón, M. J., Torres-Castillo, A. L. & Parker, L. A., Dec 2025, In: BMC Research Notes. 18, 1, 470.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
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