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Latin America Regional Special Section: Big Trends

Digital Healthcare in Latin America: The Case of Brazil and Mexico

By Monica Tentori, Artur Ziviani, Débora C. Muchaluat-Saade, Jesus Favela
Communications of the ACM, November 2020, Vol. 63 No. 11, Pages 72-77
10.1145/3423923
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The healthcare system in Latin America (LATAM) has made significant improvements in the last few decades. Nevertheless, it still faces significant challenges, including poor access to healthcare services, insufficient resources, and inequalities in health that may lead to decreased life expectancy, lower quality of life, and poor economic growth.

Digital Healthcare (DH) enables the convergence of innovative technology with recent advances in neuroscience, medicine, and public healthcare policy.^a In this article, we discuss key DH efforts that can help address some of the challenges of the healthcare system in LATAM focusing on two countries: Brazil and Mexico.

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