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ArticleRevista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health2025

[Civil registration systems and vital statistics: ethical challenges and proposals for governanceSistemas de registro civil e estatísticas vitais: desafios éticos e propostas de governança].

Luis Manuel López Dávila, María Angélica Sotomayor Saavedra, Carlos F Méndez, Carmen Alicia Cardozo de Martínez, Estela Quiroz, Lucas Gustavo Gago-Galvagno, María Mabel Garra, Fernanda María Ledesma, Elizabeth María Benites Estupiñan, Adriana Vilma Scrigni and 5 more

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Article in Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Luis Manuel López DávilaFacultad de Ciencias Médicas Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala Ciudad de Guatemala Guatemala Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala.
María Angélica Sotomayor SaavedraCátedra de Farmacología Facultad de Odontología Universidad de Santiago de Chile Santiago Chile Cátedra de Farmacología, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Carlos F MéndezCátedra de Farmacología Facultad de Odontología Universidad de Buenos Aires Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Argentina Cátedra de Farmacología, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Carmen Alicia Cardozo de MartínezFacultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas Universidad de Chile Santiago Chile Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Estela QuirozFacultad de Medicina Hipólito Unanue Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal Lima Perú Facultad de Medicina Hipólito Unanue, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Lima, Perú.
Lucas Gustavo Gago-GalvagnoCentro de Altos Estudios en Desarrollo Humano y Psicología Universidad Abierta Interamericana Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Argentina Centro de Altos Estudios en Desarrollo Humano y Psicología, Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
María Mabel GarraHospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Argentina Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Fernanda María LedesmaHospital de Pediatría Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Argentina Hospital de Pediatría Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Elizabeth María Benites EstupiñanFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil Escuela de Medicina Ecuador Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Escuela de Medicina, Ecuador.
Adriana Vilma ScrigniHospital de Pediatría Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Argentina Hospital de Pediatría Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Viviana LifschitzHospital J. R. Vidal Corrientes Argentina Hospital J. R. Vidal, Corrientes, Argentina.
Garbiñe Saruwatari ZavalaInstituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica Ciudad de México México Instituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica, Ciudad de México, México.
Mirtha Isabel Andreau de BennatoConsejo Provincial de Bioética del Chaco Resistencia Argentina Consejo Provincial de Bioética del Chaco, Resistencia, Argentina.
Ida Cristina GubertUniversidad Federal de Paraná Curitiba Brasil Universidad Federal de Paraná, Curitiba, Brasil.
Patricia SorokinUnidad Académica de Bioética Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Universidad de Buenos Aires Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires Argentina Unidad Académica de Bioética, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In today's digital age, health data is increasingly coveted, and having legal rules to protect it is not enough to prevent its incorrect, imprudent, or improper use. Breaches of confidentiality, intrusions, and unrestricted access to personal data and sensitive data are a challenge for Latin American and Caribbean countries. This is due to the coexistence of diverse social actors, unspecific regulatory frameworks, data management aimed at reducing IT risks, inequalities in access, and technological-financial gaps, which can be analyzed from a governance perspective. This further demonstrates the region's inability to achieve an equitable distribution of the resources needed to implement policies that guarantee respect for human rights. It is, therefore, imperative to harmonize development objectives with initiatives to protect confidentiality and prevent data leaks, in order to improve the reputation of institutions in terms of credibility and trust, and to enhance the sustainability of systems that focus on people rather than data.

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computer securitydatabaseethics, medicalHealth governancevital statistics

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PMID40343254
PMCPMC12060798

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