Saúl Guerrero
Biographic Data
| ID | 3701089 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Saúl Guerrero |
| GIVEN NAMES | Saúl |
| FAMILY NAME | Guerrero |
| SIGNATURE | GUERRERO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | United Nations Children's Fund |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6701-4373 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Effectiveness of decentralizing outpatient acute malnutrition treatment with community health workers and a simplified combined protocol
Background: Outpatient treatment of acute malnutrition is usually centralized in health centers and separated into different programs according to case severity. This complicates case detection, care delivery, and supply chain management, making it difficult for families to access treatment. This study assessed the impact of treating severe and moderate cases in the same program using a simplified protocol and decentralizing treatment outside hea…
A synthesis of mercury research in the Southern Hemisphere, part 2
Environmental mercury (Hg) contamination is a global concern requiring action at national scales. Scientific understanding and regulatory policies are underpinned by global extrapolation of Northern Hemisphere Hg data, despite historical, political, and socioeconomic differences between the hemispheres that impact Hg sources and sinks. In this paper, we explore the primary anthropogenic perturbations to Hg emission and mobilization processes that…
Silver Veins, Dusty Lungs
Reviewed by: Silver Veins, Dusty Lungs: Mining, Water, and Public Health in Zacatecas, 1835–1946 by Rocio Gomez Saul Guerrero (bio) Silver Veins, Dusty Lungs: Mining, Water, and Public Health in Zacatecas, 1835–1946 By Rocio Gomez. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2020. Pp. 294. Water was indispensable for refining silver ores using mercury. It provided energy for the mills to grind the ores and the aqueous medium for the complex chemical r…
Improving estimates of the burden of severe wasting
INTRODUCTION: Estimates of incident cases of severe wasting among young children are not available for most settings but are needed for optimal planning of treatment programmes and burden estimation. To improve programme planning, global guidance recommends a single 'incidence correction factor' of 1.6 be applied to available prevalence estimates to account for incident cases. This study aimed to update estimates of the incidence correction facto…
A mathematical model to estimate the incidence of child wasting in Yemen
The model-derived incidence rates, consistent with findings from other contexts that a global incidence correction factor cannot be sufficient, allow for improved, context-specific estimates of the burden of wasting in Yemen. In crisis settings such as Yemen where funding and resources are extremely limited, the model's outputs holistically capture the burden of wasting in a way that may guide effective decision-making and may help ensure that li…
Evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of the treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition by lady health workers as compared to an outpatient therapeutic feeding programme in Sindh Province, Pa…
NCT03043352 , ClinicalTrials.gov. Retrospectively registered
Quality of care of treatment for uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition provided by lady health workers in Pakistan
Objective To assess the quality of care provided by lady health workers (LHW) managing cases of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the community. Design Cross-sectional quality-of-care study. Setting The feasibility of the implementation of screening and treatment for uncomplicated SAM in the community by LHW was tested in Sindh Province, Pakistan. An observational, clinical prospective multicentre cohort study compared the LHW-deli…
Harnessing cross-border resources to confront climate change
Quality of care for treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition delivered by community health workers in a rural area of Mali
An alternative Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition model with community health workers (CHWs) delivering treatment for uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) was piloted in Mali. The capacity of the CHWs to evaluate, classify, and treat cases of uncomplicated SAM, to provide nutritional counselling to caretakers of children receiving treatment for SAM, malaria, pneumonia or diarrhoea and to correctly refer cases of complicated…
The history of silver refining in New Spain, 16c to 18c
The refining of silver ores in New Spain was defined by the chemical nature of the silver ore. Argentiferous galena (lead sulphide) could only be refined by smelting (36% silver produced), irrespective of silver content, and amalgamation (64%) could only be applied to the silver sulphide ores. Both processes were transferred from Europe, but amalgamation was transformed by local expertise from a recipe of limited application to an industrial-scal…
Barriers to access for severe acute malnutrition treatment services in Pakistan and Ethiopia
Objective To understand and compare the primary barriers households face when accessing treatment for cases of childhood severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in different cultural settings with different types of implementing agencies. Design The study presents a comparative qualitative analysis of two SAM treatment services, selected to include: (i) one programme implemented by a non-governmental organization and one by a Ministry of Health; and (ii)…
A qualitative investigation of adherence to nutritional therapy in malnourished adult Aids patients in Kenya
Objective To understand factors affecting the compliance of malnourished, HIV-positive adults with a nutritional protocol using ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF; Plumpy'nut ® ). Design Qualitative study using key informant interviews, focus group discussions and direct observations. Setting Ministry of Health HIV/programme supported by Médecins Sans Frontièrs (MSF) in Nyanza Province, Kenya. Subjects Adult patients ( n 46) currently or previou…
Venetian Glass Beads and the Slave Trade from Liverpool, 1750-1800
The competition within the slave trade during the 18th century forced slave traders to search for an assortment of barter cargo that would attract the preferential attention of the African suppliers of slaves. An enterprising group of Liverpool slave traders that formed William Davenport & Co. rose to the occasion and in three years became the supplier of half of all the glass beads re-exported to Africa from England. An analysis of barter values…
Determinants of coverage in Community‐based Therapeutic Care programmes
One of the most important elements behind the success of Community‐based Therapeutic Care (CTC) programmes for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition has been their ability to achieve high levels of coverage. In CTC, coverage is measured using the Centric System Area Sampling (CSAS) method, which provides accurate and reliable estimates of programme coverage as well as information on the primary reasons for non‐attendance. Another important f…
A synthesis of mercury research in the Southern Hemisphere, part 2
Environmental mercury (Hg) contamination is a global concern requiring action at national scales. Scientific understanding and regulatory policies are underpinned by global extrapolation of Northern Hemisphere Hg data, despite historical, political, and socioeconomic differences between the hemispheres that impact Hg sources and sinks. In this paper, we explore the primary anthropogenic perturbations to Hg emission and mobilization processes that…
Venetian Glass Beads and the Slave Trade from Liverpool, 1750-1800
The competition within the slave trade during the 18th century forced slave traders to search for an assortment of barter cargo that would attract the preferential attention of the African suppliers of slaves. An enterprising group of Liverpool slave traders that formed William Davenport & Co. rose to the occasion and in three years became the supplier of half of all the glass beads re-exported to Africa from England. An analysis of barter values…
Determinants of coverage in Community‐based Therapeutic Care programmes
One of the most important elements behind the success of Community‐based Therapeutic Care (CTC) programmes for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition has been their ability to achieve high levels of coverage. In CTC, coverage is measured using the Centric System Area Sampling (CSAS) method, which provides accurate and reliable estimates of programme coverage as well as information on the primary reasons for non‐attendance. Another important f…
A qualitative investigation of adherence to nutritional therapy in malnourished adult Aids patients in Kenya
Objective To understand factors affecting the compliance of malnourished, HIV-positive adults with a nutritional protocol using ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF; Plumpy'nut ® ). Design Qualitative study using key informant interviews, focus group discussions and direct observations. Setting Ministry of Health HIV/programme supported by Médecins Sans Frontièrs (MSF) in Nyanza Province, Kenya. Subjects Adult patients ( n 46) currently or previou…
Barriers to access for severe acute malnutrition treatment services in Pakistan and Ethiopia
Objective To understand and compare the primary barriers households face when accessing treatment for cases of childhood severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in different cultural settings with different types of implementing agencies. Design The study presents a comparative qualitative analysis of two SAM treatment services, selected to include: (i) one programme implemented by a non-governmental organization and one by a Ministry of Health; and (ii)…
The history of silver refining in New Spain, 16c to 18c
The refining of silver ores in New Spain was defined by the chemical nature of the silver ore. Argentiferous galena (lead sulphide) could only be refined by smelting (36% silver produced), irrespective of silver content, and amalgamation (64%) could only be applied to the silver sulphide ores. Both processes were transferred from Europe, but amalgamation was transformed by local expertise from a recipe of limited application to an industrial-scal…
Quality of care for treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition delivered by community health workers in a rural area of Mali
An alternative Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition model with community health workers (CHWs) delivering treatment for uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) was piloted in Mali. The capacity of the CHWs to evaluate, classify, and treat cases of uncomplicated SAM, to provide nutritional counselling to caretakers of children receiving treatment for SAM, malaria, pneumonia or diarrhoea and to correctly refer cases of complicated…
Quality of care of treatment for uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition provided by lady health workers in Pakistan
Objective To assess the quality of care provided by lady health workers (LHW) managing cases of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in the community. Design Cross-sectional quality-of-care study. Setting The feasibility of the implementation of screening and treatment for uncomplicated SAM in the community by LHW was tested in Sindh Province, Pakistan. An observational, clinical prospective multicentre cohort study compared the LHW-deli…
Harnessing cross-border resources to confront climate change
Evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of the treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition by lady health workers as compared to an outpatient therapeutic feeding programme in Sindh Province, Pa…
NCT03043352 , ClinicalTrials.gov. Retrospectively registered
Improving estimates of the burden of severe wasting
INTRODUCTION: Estimates of incident cases of severe wasting among young children are not available for most settings but are needed for optimal planning of treatment programmes and burden estimation. To improve programme planning, global guidance recommends a single 'incidence correction factor' of 1.6 be applied to available prevalence estimates to account for incident cases. This study aimed to update estimates of the incidence correction facto…
A mathematical model to estimate the incidence of child wasting in Yemen
The model-derived incidence rates, consistent with findings from other contexts that a global incidence correction factor cannot be sufficient, allow for improved, context-specific estimates of the burden of wasting in Yemen. In crisis settings such as Yemen where funding and resources are extremely limited, the model's outputs holistically capture the burden of wasting in a way that may guide effective decision-making and may help ensure that li…
Silver Veins, Dusty Lungs
Reviewed by: Silver Veins, Dusty Lungs: Mining, Water, and Public Health in Zacatecas, 1835–1946 by Rocio Gomez Saul Guerrero (bio) Silver Veins, Dusty Lungs: Mining, Water, and Public Health in Zacatecas, 1835–1946 By Rocio Gomez. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2020. Pp. 294. Water was indispensable for refining silver ores using mercury. It provided energy for the mills to grind the ores and the aqueous medium for the complex chemical r…
A synthesis of mercury research in the Southern Hemisphere, part 2
Environmental mercury (Hg) contamination is a global concern requiring action at national scales. Scientific understanding and regulatory policies are underpinned by global extrapolation of Northern Hemisphere Hg data, despite historical, political, and socioeconomic differences between the hemispheres that impact Hg sources and sinks. In this paper, we explore the primary anthropogenic perturbations to Hg emission and mobilization processes that…
Effectiveness of decentralizing outpatient acute malnutrition treatment with community health workers and a simplified combined protocol
Background: Outpatient treatment of acute malnutrition is usually centralized in health centers and separated into different programs according to case severity. This complicates case detection, care delivery, and supply chain management, making it difficult for families to access treatment. This study assessed the impact of treating severe and moderate cases in the same program using a simplified protocol and decentralizing treatment outside hea…
Medicine (9 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (8 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Malnutrition (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Public health (4 works) · Severe Acute Malnutrition (4 works)