José Julio Villalba, Autor en Latinoamérica 21

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José Julio Villalba

Nutricionista por PUCE y Salubrista Público por USFQ, diploma en Políticas Públicas por FLACSO. Ha coordinado proyectos de salud reconocidos por OPS y trabajado como consultor internacional. Actualmente, es docente en PUCE, enfocado en nutrición comunitaria y salud pública.

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Medical vision is not enough to improve our health systems

We need health leaders with a background in public health, who combine medical knowledge with skills in management, epidemiology and health promotion.

Health

The new pandemic: conflict of interest

Conflict of interest is a pandemic advancing without being recognized as such. Like a virus, it slowly infects the systems we trust to protect us.

Health

Public health: the key to the future in Latin America

Inequality in access to health care remains a serious problem. Many vulnerable communities still face significant barriers to receiving adequate care.

Food Security

Latin America and the Caribbean: The region with the most expensive healthy diet in the world

While Latin America and the Caribbean has significantly reduced food insecurity, challenges remain. The region’s progress is insufficient to counteract the global stagnation in the fight against hunger, and food insecurity persists.

Ecuador

Expansion of corporate influence on child nutrition policies

In Ecuador, the increasingly close collaboration between the food and beverage industry and the government raises serious concerns about the transparency of policies aimed at addressing chronic child malnutrition.

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