Dr. Felicia Knaul, Dr. Raymond Balise, and Layla Bouzoubaa, M.S.P.H. in collaboration with organizations in the U.S. and top researchers from Mexico have created the Observatory for the Containment of COVID-19 in Latin America. The new tool presents an overview of the public policies implemented by state governments, such as Mexico and Brazil, and the level of mobility of the population in response to the safety measures.
The University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas (UMIA) held a webinar on September 30th that focused on the COVID-19 outbreaks in Latin America — the region has become the epicenter of the pandemic, accounting for a disproportionate number of COVID-19 cases and deaths globally. The webinar provided an overview of the social, political, and economic factors contributing to the spread of the virus. Felicia Knaul, Ph.D., director of UMIA and professor at the Miller School of Medicine’s Department of Public Health Sciences, moderated the discussion.