Impact of COVID-19 on key populations and people living with HIV: recommendations and sociopolitical responses from the EPIC community research program in Latin America
National and international policies must recognize and support the unique capacity of CHWs and peer educators to adapt health interventions to the specific needs of communities. Policymakers are also urged to involve the community in the development of public policies aimed at reducing inequalities and improving the living conditions of vulnerable populations.
Authors
- Lisa Kretzer
- Ángela León Cáceres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4517-9409)
- Valeria Stuardo Ávila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9861-0285)
- Harold Mendoza
- Nicolas Lorente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5320-1493)
- Víctor Parra
- Lucas Riegel
- Cinta Folch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8400-2668)
- Daniela Rojas Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5379-1438)
- Luis Gómez
- María Isabel Barriga
- Carlos F. Cáceres
- Rodrigo Nascimento Pinheiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2715-7628)
- Michael Reyes-Díaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0202-2572)
- Inés Arístegui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1196-5620)
- Hawbash M. Rahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0686-3793)
- Maria Amélia de Sousa Mascena Veras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1159-5762)
- Pablo David Radusky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8969-6988)
- Cristian Lisboa Donoso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8913-0925)
- Jordi Casabona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4816-5536)
- Juliana Castro Ávila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5526-9467)
- Océane Apffel Font (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8451-6111)
- Duvan Felipe Mesa
Institutions
- Universidad Andrés Bello (CL)
- Inserm (FR)
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (PE)
- Fundación Chile (CL)
- Aix-Marseille Université (FR)
- Universidad de Buenos Aires (AR)
- Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile (CL)
- Fundación Huésped (AR)
- Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo (BR)
- Foundation for Clinical and Applied Cancer Research (CO)
- i2CAT (ES)
- Unidad de Cirugía Cardiovascular de Guatemala (GT)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (ES)
- Economic & Social Sciences, Health Systems & Medical Informatics (FR)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
- University of Chile (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22017-7
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.58