At the Institute for Clinical and Health Effectiveness (IECS), we have been working for more than 20 years with a clear purpose: to generate knowledge based on rigorous and verifiable scientific evidence, to improve the quality, efficiency and sustainability of health systems in Argentina, Latin America and the world.
We are an independent, non-profit academic organization affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), and one of the leading institutions dedicated to public health in the region.
We are dedicated to research, training of professionals and technical cooperation in health with the objective of:
- Develop high-impact clinical and health research.
- Bridging the gap between scientific evidence and health decision-making.
- Training professionals in health policy research and evaluation methods.
- Provide technical support to health decision-makers for the formulation of policies based on effectiveness, equity and quality.
At IECS, the transparency is a central principle. All our research follows international standards of scientific rigor, ensuring that data, methods and results are clear, verifiable and accessible.
Our financing model is diversified and comes from prestigious national and international sources, including multilateral organizations, governments, universities, public research agencies, and public and private health sector organizations. This diversity allows us to maintain the independence from commercial or political interests, ensuring that our work responds exclusively to the improvement of public health.
All our studies and projects are evaluated by scientific and ethical committees, and its results are published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, promoting transparency and reliability of information.
Impact and scientific production
Our research teams have published more than 1.300 scientific articles in journals indexed in PUBMED, many of them in high-impact journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, BMJ, JAMA, among others, contributing to the development of knowledge in key areas such as:
- Public Health Policies and Programs
- Health economics and health technology assessment.
- Equity, accessibility, quality and efficiency of the health system.
- Quality, patient safety and clinical management.
- Chronic diseases and prevention.
- Maternal and child health.
- Cancer and palliative care.
We provide training in Clinical research, health management and health policy evaluation, with academic programs of excellence. Our educational offer includes the Master's Degree in Clinical Effectiveness from the Faculty of Medicine of the UBA, as well as postgraduate courses and seminars in various specialties. More than 16.000 professionals have chosen our training programs.
Strategic collaborations to strengthen health systems
Our work is supported by the Collaboration with institutions and organizations from more than 40 countries, with whom we develop studies and implement evidence-based solutions. Some of these include:
•Ministries of Health of Argentina and Latin America, supporting the design of effective health policies.
• World Health Organization (WHO) and Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), with whom we develop studies and guides for the prevention and treatment of diseases.
• European Union, collaborating on public health projects and health policies.
• Multilateral organizations, such as World Bank and el Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
• Financing agenciesand Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC), as well as the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) of the United Kingdom, among others.
• World-renowned research institutions and universitiesas the Harvard, Oxford, Tulane, San Francisco, Birmingham and King's College London.
• U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), with whom we carry out high-impact studies in global health.
• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, supporting innovative projects in public health.
• Hospitals, health centres and entities in the sector, with whom we work on the implementation of evidence-based practices.
• Pharmaceutical and technology companies, collaborating in the development of innovative solutions to improve public health.
Commitment to global health
Our goal is clear: contribute to a more equitable, efficient and evidence-based health systemWe work to ensure that health research has a real impact on people's lives, ensuring that every decision in health policies, hospital management or medical care is supported by solid and reliable data.
We believe in the power of knowledge to transform public health. We will continue researching, training and providing tools to health systems, with the transparency and scientific rigor that characterize us.