Venezuela is currently facing a dramatic increase of poverty, in which 80% of the Venezuelan households experience food insecurity which contributes as an important determinant for social disparities, as reported by the last Standard Living Conditions Survey for Venezuelans (ENCOVI, 2017).
The National Standard Survey for the Venezuelan population (ENCOVI, 2017) reports a deterioration in quality of life for Venezuelans, showing that 80% of households live in food insecure conditions.
The Venezuelan Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth is the first assessment of information related to physical activity in Venezuela.
The Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance organized the concurrent preparation of Report Cards on the physical activity of children and youth in 38 countries from 6 continents (representing 60% of the world’s population).
The Global Matrix 3.0 brings together the Report Card grades for 10 physical activity indicators for children and youth from 49 countries. This study describes and compares the Global Matrix 3.0 findings among 10 countries with high Human Development Index.
Accumulating sufficient moderate to vigorous physical activity is recognized as a key determinant of physical,
physiological, developmental, mental, cognitive, and social health among children and youth (aged 5–17 y). The Global Matrix
3.0 of Report Card grades on physical activity was developed to achieve a better understanding of the global variation in child and
youth physical activity and associated supports.
La organización Médicos x la Salud en conjunto con el Observatorio Venezolano de la Salud, presentaron la Encuesta Nacional de Hospitales 2016, en la cual se dió a conocer el estado de los centros asistenciales y la situación de los servicios y disponibilidad de insumos. La encuesta se realizó a través de la red de médicos residentes que conforman la red @medicosxlasalud con asesoría técnica del Observatorio @ovsalud.
Este artículo se centra en la revisión del gasto público social (GPS) durante el gobierno de Nicolás Maduro (2013-2015). Pero, ese análisis coyuntural se fortalece cuando se le enmarca y compara históricamente, aunque sea de manera genérica.
