William Vargas
Biographic Data
| ID | 3929654 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Vargas |
| GIVEN NAMES | William |
| FAMILY NAME | Vargas |
| SIGNATURE | VARGAS W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Is development aid to strengthen health systems during protracted conflict a useful investment? The case of South Sudan, 2011–2015
Introduction: Is achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 (building peaceful societies) a precondition for achieving SDG 3 (health and well-being in all societies, including conflict-affected countries)? Do health system investments in conflict-affected countries waste resources or benefit the public's health? To answer these questions, we examine the maternal, newborn, child and reproductive health (MNCRH) service provision during pr…
Demographic and epidemic transitions in peri-urban areas of Colombia
Migration to urban centres is among the most important forces in contemporary urban studies. In this paper, we study how the demography and epidemic profile of a community are altered when they transition from living in nomadic conditions in a forested environment to a peri-urban settlement in a city of the Amazon basin. We analyse demographic and epidemic data with a multilevel model to understand individual and community-level effects in terms …
Understanding the relationship of maternal health behavior change and intervention strategies in a Nicaraguan NGO network
Supervision of primary health care in Costa Rica
A time-use survey of rural health supervisors (RHSs) and nurse supervisors (NSs) in Costa Rica's primary health care system was carried out to determine whether recently discovered deficiencies in primary health care delivery could be due to inadequate supervision of community health workers (CHWs). The supervisors' recall of their time use in the previous month's work was the basis for the study. Limitations of this type of data are discussed. I…
Data requirements and use in nutrition planning in Costa Rica
Understanding the relationship of maternal health behavior change and intervention strategies in a Nicaraguan NGO network
Demographic and epidemic transitions in peri-urban areas of Colombia
Migration to urban centres is among the most important forces in contemporary urban studies. In this paper, we study how the demography and epidemic profile of a community are altered when they transition from living in nomadic conditions in a forested environment to a peri-urban settlement in a city of the Amazon basin. We analyse demographic and epidemic data with a multilevel model to understand individual and community-level effects in terms …
Supervision of primary health care in Costa Rica
A time-use survey of rural health supervisors (RHSs) and nurse supervisors (NSs) in Costa Rica's primary health care system was carried out to determine whether recently discovered deficiencies in primary health care delivery could be due to inadequate supervision of community health workers (CHWs). The supervisors' recall of their time use in the previous month's work was the basis for the study. Limitations of this type of data are discussed. I…
Data requirements and use in nutrition planning in Costa Rica
Data requirements and use in nutrition planning in Costa Rica
Supervision of primary health care in Costa Rica
A time-use survey of rural health supervisors (RHSs) and nurse supervisors (NSs) in Costa Rica's primary health care system was carried out to determine whether recently discovered deficiencies in primary health care delivery could be due to inadequate supervision of community health workers (CHWs). The supervisors' recall of their time use in the previous month's work was the basis for the study. Limitations of this type of data are discussed. I…
Understanding the relationship of maternal health behavior change and intervention strategies in a Nicaraguan NGO network
Demographic and epidemic transitions in peri-urban areas of Colombia
Migration to urban centres is among the most important forces in contemporary urban studies. In this paper, we study how the demography and epidemic profile of a community are altered when they transition from living in nomadic conditions in a forested environment to a peri-urban settlement in a city of the Amazon basin. We analyse demographic and epidemic data with a multilevel model to understand individual and community-level effects in terms …
Is development aid to strengthen health systems during protracted conflict a useful investment? The case of South Sudan, 2011–2015
Introduction: Is achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 (building peaceful societies) a precondition for achieving SDG 3 (health and well-being in all societies, including conflict-affected countries)? Do health system investments in conflict-affected countries waste resources or benefit the public's health? To answer these questions, we examine the maternal, newborn, child and reproductive health (MNCRH) service provision during pr…
Medicine (4 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works)