Response In Mexico Research Articles

Advances in the Elimination of Viral Hepatitis in Mexico: A Local Perspective on the Global Initiative.

Viral hepatitis (A-E) presents a major global health challenge. In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched an initiative to eliminate viral hepatitis, with the aim of reducing new infections by 90% and deaths by 65% by 2030. Mexico is one of 38 focus countries identified by the WHO, collectively accounting for 80% of global infections and deaths. While hepatitis B and C are commonly diagnosed in Mexico, routine diagnosis for hepatitis D and E is lacking, with no specific epidemiological data available. In 2020, Mexico implemented the National Hepatitis C Elimination Program, focusing on preventing new infections, reducing complications like cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, ensuring access to treatment, and improving patient care. However, this program has not been extended to hepatitis B and E. Addressing the challenges of viral hepatitis control in Mexico requires increased resource allocation, expanded diagnosis, vaccination for hepatitis A and B, and treatment coverage for hepatitis B and C, along with multisectoral engagement. This work provides an overview of Mexico's response to the global initiative, highlighting its progress, challenges, and areas of opportunity.

Demystifying response to EEW in Mexico: Socio-technical motivations in protective action

In countries where earthquakes are pertinent, research has explored the motivations for human response to such natural hazards, showing that a variety of factors, including socio-demographics matter in decision-making. However, human response to Early Earthquake Warnings (EEW) is as important as a response to a natural hazard itself, as it has the potential for life safety. Nonetheless, few studies focus on these characteristics when it comes to human response to EEW, even to a lesser extent in Mexico, where public EEW has been available since 1991. This study uses survey questionnaire data (N = 285) to explore socio-technical and socio-demographic factors in taking protective action in response to EEW among Mexican population, including decision to evacuate, stay-in-place, and crucially investigates what influences individuals’ choices instead of copying other’s behavior, which may have implications for personal safety. The study is complemented with in-depth interviews with representatives of the key institutions shaping information dissemination about EEW and earthquake response in Mexico, and those with expertise in structural resilience in earthquakes. It is found that directed and inclusive communications regarding what to do in response EEW in Mexico often face lack of continuity, and while earthquake drills are performed routinely (initiated the sound of EEW), they may not be representative of real-life situations, or people with mobility / hearing issues. Importantly, the study shows that positive expectations of EEW performance were also related to higher self-efficacy in individuals, which resulted in lesser occurrence of copying others’ behavior.

Uncoordinated federalism: Subnational response to the pandemic crisis in Mexico

AbstractThe COVID‐19 pandemic has demanded prompt actions from governments all over the world. In both developed and developing countries, national governments have had to make unprecedented decisions to face the extraordinary challenges posed by the pandemic. In this paper, we explore how, due to the limited intervention from the Mexican federal government (in terms of policy actions, funding mechanisms and acting as a coordinating agent), state governments stepped up to respond to the pandemic. We argue that Mexico's response was relatively decentralized and substantially shaped by individual subnational governments. Based on a new dataset of over 600 subnational governments' responses to the social and economic effects of the pandemic, we show that state governments decided to react to the pandemic with their own policy measures, responding locally to pressing concerns. Furthermore, we demonstrate that state government responses varied widely in their scope and ambition, which exacerbated the pandemic's uneven national effects. We further contend that the structural constraints of Mexico's federalism have had an impact on these reactions, as social policy responsibilities at the state and local levels have historically been opaque and fragmented and state governments lack the funding necessary to implement sufficient and innovative initiatives.

Willingness: Human Rights Crises and State Response in Mexico

ABSTRACTStates targeted by human rights criticism usually do something—whether ratifying treaties, passing laws, establishing institutions, prosecuting perpetrators, or shifting discourse. But how do we know how coordinated, comprehensive, and effective these actions are? This article proposes five questions to assess how willing a state is to take the steps necessary to meaningfully respond to human rights crises. It applies this approach to two human rights crises in Mexico: femicides and violence against women, and disappearances. This approach effectively differentiates state responses that initially appear similar, demonstrating that the Mexican government has been more willing to address violence against women and femicides than disappearances. An explanation for this difference in outcomes points to a combination of factors related to the underlying preferences of the government involved, the characteristics of victims, and the specific human right being violated.

Comparing Usa and Mexico Response to Covid as well as Incidence and Death toll for the First 6 Months from February 2020 to august 2020 and the Pandemic on June 1st 2021

Both Mexico and United States share a border aswell as Mexico being the country with the most American citizens living abroad and United States housing millions of individuals of Mexican descent, Covid 19 has impacted the world and both countries health system Mexico having to deal with the impact of a pandemic with a much lower budget and personnel compared to United States and aswell United States having to deal with a pandemic occurring in a country with more 330,000,000 persons of all type of ethnicities United states has being the country with the most cases confirmed of covid 19 in the World in this article we will compare the first 6 months of covid 19 in Mexico as well as in the United States and current data for nowadays of Covid 19.

Marine mammal stranding response in Mexico: Lessons learned

Abstract Marine mammals are indicators of ecosystem health, and thus stranding records are an invaluable information source. The response to marine mammal stranding (RMMS) must be comprehensive, taking into account three components: (i) operations, (ii) research, and (iii) information dissemination. Although RMMS had previously been practised in several coastal locations in Mexico, the recent enforcement of a new regulation for RMMS has posed a challenge to actors as they adapt to it. To understand the functioning of RMMS in Mexico, Bahía Todos Santos and Bahía de La Paz, two localities with over 20 years of experience in RMMS, were selected. To achieve this goal, a document review to identify the actors involved and their functions was undertaken together with a social network analysis to identify relevant actors in each locality and semi‐structured interviews to identify key topics for RMMS. The composition of the involved actors was similar at both locations. Some actors were found to have mandatory functions (i.e. governmental actors), while others (i.e. civil society organizations) performed functions beyond those established in official documents. Governmental agencies, the academic sector, and civil society organizations were the most connected actors and could help disseminate information, facilitate communication within the network, and influence decision‐making. The main topics identified were, in order of relevance: (i) economic constraints; (ii) actors' involvement; (iii) stranding response logistics; and (iv) recognition among actors. In conclusion, several limitations to the RMMS exist at both localities, mainly related to the lack of economic resources, but actors involved in RMMS actions are motivated by their own interests. This study proposes the integration of actors into local networks that take into consideration the biological, physical, and social characteristics of each place.

Emergence of novel coronavirus SARS-CoV2 in China and the response in Mexico.

Emergence of novel coronavirus SARS-CoV2 in China and the response in Mexico.

La antroponimia en tiempos de la protección de los datos personales

Anthroponomy is a discipline with a long tradition in the study of names that has anthropological, historical, sociological and, of course, linguistic explanatory dimensions that contribute enormously to the knowledge and understanding of past and present man. Recently, from 1970 to the present, the emergence and development of information technology and the Internet implied a great step for humanity in terms of technology and the democratization of knowledge. However, three sectors of society have used this technology to inappropriately and maliciously access the information of the people: the politician, for electoral purposes, the commercial one, for the client's portfolio and publicity, and that of the thieves, for the fraud and impersonation. As a response in Mexico two laws were created: the “Ley de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de Particulares”, 2010, and the “Ley General de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de Sujetos Obligados”, 2017. Cause this, a paradox for anthroponomy scholars arises, that what is their object of study is now an object that is legally forbidden to them. This paper reviews this problem and proposes some urgent actions to address it. Key-words: Anthroponomy; Protection of personal data; Research (legal framework).

The Spanish Flu and the Sanitary Dictatorship: Mexico's Response to the 1918 Influenza Pandemic

The influenza of 1918, the disastrous global pandemic known to many as the Spanish Flu, could not have come at a worse time for Mexico. The nation was eight years into its decade-long revolutionary struggle, a conflict that claimed the lives of well over a million citizens. Of those lost, several hundred thousand perished due to the influenza alone, usually from secondary complications such as pneumonia or bronchitis. Along with exposure, famine, and a myriad of other wartime ailments, the 1918 flu ranked as one of the leading causes of death in the Revolution, far surpassing combat casualties.

Resource management for flood response in Mexico

Emergency logistics is acquiring a crucial role aiming to provide adequate care and support for people affected by catastrophic situations; dealing with a large number of stakeholders, scarcity of resources and high stakes. Considering the importance of balancing resources from different participants to improve operations, this research introduces a bi-criteria response optimisation model aiming to maximise the service provided to disaster victims while making efficient use of resources. The model provides support for relief distribution, inventory management and resource allocation. But beyond the optimisation of logistical decisions, the model is able to determine which organisations to use at the appropriate timeframe, so as to prevent shortages and convergence. The model is applied to a case study on a flood in Mexico in order to compare its results with real activities performed by authorities and draw conclusions.

Containing Brazil: Mexico's Response to the Rise of Brazil

Historically, relations between Brazil and Mexico have not been particularly close. One of the consequences of Brazil's rise was to draw the two countries together, although not necessarily in a harmonious way. The article argues that Mexican governments resented Brazil's attempts at becoming a global player at a time when they pursued the same goal. Mexico's response to Brazil's international projection was to approach it, trying to contain it, and to avoid exclusion from regional initiatives.

Blacklisting as a modality of deportability: Mexico's response to circular migrant agricultural workers' pursuit of collective bargaining rights in British Columbia, Canada

ABSTRACTThis article illustrates how blacklisting can function as a modality of deportability among temporary migrant workers participating in a programme touted as a model of ordered migration internationally, with attention to sending state action. In 2010, Local 1518 of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union applied successfully to British Columbia's Labour Relations Board to represent a group of circular migrants engaged under Canada's Seasonal Agricultural Worker Programme. Yet less than a year later, the union complained of unfair labour practices on the part of not only the host state employer and certain employees but sending state officials who select and assign workers to Canadian employers, contending that they blocked the visa reapplications of union members eligible for recall and improperly interfered in a decertification application. On account of the unique empirics available through this case, its analysis offers a window into practices which are routinely obscured but nevertheless central to how deportability operates.

Swine flu: Mexico's handling of A/H1N1 in comparative perspective

Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) pose international security threats because of their potential to inflict harm upon humans, crops, livestock, health infrastructure, and economies. Despite the scale of this threat, there are inherent limitations in preventing and controlling EIDs, including the scope of current disease surveillance efforts. All of this leads to the following questions in the context of Mexico's recent swine flu experience: What were the cultural, political, and economic challenges to Influenza A/H1N1 virus response in Mexico? By way of comparison, what can we learn from the U.S. experience in 1976 with A/New Jersey/76 (Hsw1N1), later referred to as H1N1? This article explores the comparative political economy of Mexico's handling of influenza virus A/H1N1 outbreak in 2009. Research provides notable observations—based on the strengths and weaknesses of each country's response—that can be used as a starting point of discussion for the design of effective EIDs surveillance programs in developing and middle-income countries. In the U.S., the speed and efficiency of the 1976 U.S. mobilization against H1N1 was laudable. Although the U.S. response to the outbreak is seldom praised, the unity of the scientific and political communities demonstrated the national ability to respond to the situation. Mexico's strongest characteristics were its transparency, as well as the cooperation the country exhibited with other nations, particularly the U.S. and Canada. While Mexico showed savvy in its effective management of public and media relations, as the article details, political, economic, and cultural problems persisted.

Swine flu: Mexico's handling of A/H1N1 in comparative perspective

Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) pose international security threats because of their potential to inflict harm upon humans, crops, livestock, health infrastructure, and economies. Despite the scale of this threat, there are inherent limitations in preventing and controlling EIDs, including the scope of current disease surveillance efforts. All of this leads to the following questions in the context of Mexico's recent swine flu experience: What were the cultural, political, and economic challenges to Influenza A/H1N1 virus response in Mexico? By way of comparison, what can we learn from the U.S. experience in 1976 with A/New Jersey/76 (Hsw1N1), later referred to as H1N1? This article explores the comparative political economy of Mexico's handling of influenza virus A/H1N1 outbreak in 2009. Research provides notable observations-based on the strengths and weaknesses of each country's response--that can be used as a starting point of discussion for the design of effective EIDs surveillance programs in developing and middle-income countries. In the U.S., the speed and efficiency of the 1976 U.S. mobilization against H1N1 was laudable. Although the U.S. response to the outbreak is seldom praised, the unity of the scientific and political communities demonstrated the national ability to respond to the situation. Mexico's strongest characteristics were its transparency, as well as the cooperation the country exhibited with other nations, particularly the U.S. and Canada. While Mexico showed savvy in its effective management of public and media relations, as the article details, political, economic, and cultural problems persisted.

New Tools Simplify Oil Spill Response Mapping in Oregon and Highlight the Need for National Standards

ABSTRACT: The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) was an early leader in developing some of the first Oil Spill Response Plans in the Pacific Northwest, dating back to the mid-1970s. Early work culminated in the development of Geographic Response Plans (GRPs) for the Oregon Coast and major estuary systems. However, since their development in the mid-1990s, the GRPs have not been significantly updated due to a lack of resources to overcome technological hurdles and shortages of field and office personnel. Additionally, the collection of natural resource data used for plan development has lagged in Oregon. Improvements in GIS technology have made it possible for Oregon to create a state-wide platform for emergency response information (the Oregon Incident Response Information System or OR-IRIS), which can also serve as an information base for the development and revision of GRPs. With the ESRI file geodatabase as the repository for useful legacy data and newly collected geographic information, the process to create and maintain GRPs has been substantially simplified, and the required resources have been reduced. However, with these changes in the ability to store large amounts of data comes the need to organize and streamline output. The Deepwater Horizon Spill presented a unique challenge to quickly gather, process and utilize vast amounts of geographic data to satisfy response planning needs within the Gulf of Mexico response, and highlighted the need for coordinated and organized GIS services to responders. The time is now to develop regional or national GRP production templates utilizing a common spatial database structure and common map symbology, thus assuring that incident mapping needs are able to be met when a large spill such as a Spill of National Significance, or a spill which crosses state boundaries, draws multi-agency, multi-state or regional personnel to a response.

Chronicle of a debt foretold

In recent months, policymakers and the mainstream media have rediscovered Mexico’s tequila crisis (1994–95) and heralded purported similarities with the ongoing financial debacle in the United States. In principle, the rediscovery of the tequila crisis provides an opportunity to critically assess the causes, consequences and potential responses to the current predicament. In practice, however, vested political and economic interests have availed themselves of the tequila crisis to redefine its causes, elide responsibility for the collapse of the country’s financial system and portray Mexico’s FOBAPROA ( Fondo Bancario de Protección al Ahorro – Banking Fund to protect Savings) bailout as a model for the present circumstances. Mexico’s tequila crisis does, indeed, have much to teach us about the US financial crisis. However, the most valuable lessons are not found in revisionist histories. Rather, popular response in Mexico reveals the possibility of organising collectively to contest the government bailout of the financial system, resist efforts to shift liability for the crisis onto the working and the middle-class households and promote debt restructuring and forgiveness.

Utilidad del topiramato como terapia añadida a esquemas convencionales para el síndrome de Lennox-Gastaut

Lennox Gastaut syndrome (LGS), which appears in children aged between 2 and 8 years old, is characterised by a triad of epileptic seizures with different patterns, variable degrees of mental retardation, an electroencephalogram (EEG) with slow spike wave complexes at 1.5 4 Hz and bursts of rapid centrotemporal activity, with a variable response in the control of the epileptic seizures. It requires polytherapy with associations between conventional and new antiepileptic drugs, including topiramate, with variable results in the control of seizures, especially in this syndrome, which has no known response in Mexico. Aim. To determine how it responds when topiramate (TPM) is associated with another antiepileptic drug, in order to diminish the recurrence of seizures by 50% and to improve the quality of life of Mexican children.The study was conducted in a sample of 15 children aged between 2 and 15 years old who had been diagnosed as suffering from LGS and who used more than three conventional antiepileptic drugs. After obtaining prior authorisation from the person in charge, the frequency, duration and clinical patterns of the seizures were evaluated. Since the dosages used and the serum levels, which should be within those considered to be therapeutic, were already known for each of the subjects, we administered a Quolie 10 survey before beginning with TPM. Those who presented no modifications in the frequency and duration of the seizures over a two month period were included and treatment began gradually with 2 mg/kg/day and rose to 10 mg/kg/day as the maximum dosage. Once the frequency and duration had diminished by more than 50%, the decision was made to stop more than two antiepileptic drugs, but preferably to continue with the valproic acid. The result obtained from 15 children was a remission in over 50% of the cases and an improvement in the quality of life of the children, despite the fact that the duration ranged from six months to a year.In this group of patients TPM is useful for the control or remission of seizures and, consequently, we suggest it should be administered in the Mexican population associated with valproic acid or new antiepileptic drugs.

Disaster Response in Mexico

Disaster Response in Mexico

Physicians at Work, Patients in Pain: Biomedi-cal Practice and Patient Response in Mexico. KAJA FINKLER

<i>Physicians at Work, Patients in Pain: Biomedi-cal Practice and Patient Response in Mexico.</i> KAJA FINKLER

Book Reviews

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