Background: The WHO recommends use of masks and social distancing to reduce transmission and death from COVID-19. Governments worldwide also rely on test-trace-isolate (TTI) programs for additional risk mitigation. This study aims to estimate the cost-effectiveness of implementing a national TTI...

This study examines the causal effect of removing lockdown policies on new COVID-19 cases and deaths in Colombia, where abrupt ends to lockdowns were induced by sales tax holidays. Due to endogeneity issues, the causal effect of removing lockdowns has been challenging to measure. Using an...

Undetected diabetes (UD) worsens prognosis, increases healthcare costs and reduces productivity in the long term. However, its determinants have not been previously explored in developing countries. In this paper, we assess the determinants of UD in Colombia. We conducted logistic regression...