Projects

The IECS carries out research, technical cooperation and education projects with regional scope, focused on responding to the needs of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Developed in collaboration with academic institutions, health organizations and governments in the region, these initiatives cover key disciplines such as public health, epidemiology, health economics, health technology assessment, and quality, patient safety and clinical management.

Regional projects that focus on the needs of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean

Mobile App Project to improve tuberculosis treatment results

Discover our projects in development and those we have completed

  • All projects
  • Development projects
  • Completed Projects

Effectiveness of a multi-component intervention mediated by the family and community health team to improve therapeutic adherence in people with chronic diseases

2019 - 2021
  • Projects, Chronic Cardiovascular Health Projects, Projects of the Center of Excellence in Cardiovascular Health for the Southern Cone (CESCAS), Chronic Diseases Projects

Use of mobile technology and social networks to strengthen the implementation of a type 2 diabetes primary prevention program at the first level of care. Cluster randomized clinical trial

August 2019 – January 2022
  • Projects, Chronic Diabetes Projects, Projects of the Center of Excellence in Cardiovascular Health for the Southern Cone (CESCAS), Chronic Diseases Projects

Community of practice in healthy food systems for Latin America and the Caribbean.

August 2019 - April 2022
  • Projects, Chronic Food Projects, Projects of the Center of Excellence in Cardiovascular Health for the Southern Cone (CESCAS), Chronic Diseases Projects

Scaling up of a Program to Strengthen First Level Health Services for the care of people with Diabetes in three provinces of Argentina

2018 - 2020
  • Projects, Chronic Diabetes Projects, Projects of the Center of Excellence in Cardiovascular Health for the Southern Cone (CESCAS), Chronic Diseases Projects

Planning regional centers of excellence for cancer research in low- and middle-income countries

2017- 2019 
  • Projects, Chronic Cancer Projects, Projects of the Center of Excellence in Cardiovascular Health for the Southern Cone (CESCAS), Chronic Diseases Projects

Food environments, price and accessibility

2018 - 2020
  • Projects, Chronic Food Projects, Projects of the Center of Excellence in Cardiovascular Health for the Southern Cone (CESCAS), Chronic Diseases Projects

Collaborative strategy to improve the counter-referral system for patients with cardiovascular disease in the public health care sector in Argentina

2018 - 2019
  • Projects, Quality of medical care and patient safety projects, Projects of the Center of Excellence in Cardiovascular Health for the Southern Cone (CESCAS), Chronic Diseases Projects

Evaluation of the effectiveness of a collaborative strategy to increase colorectal cancer screening in the public health care sector in Argentina

2018-2019
  • Projects, Quality of medical care and patient safety projects, Projects of the Center of Excellence in Cardiovascular Health for the Southern Cone (CESCAS), Chronic Diseases Projects

Heterogeneity of EQ-5D Response in Chronic Diseases in Argentina

September 2026 – July 2027
  • Qualitative Research Projects

Evaluation of the Relevance of the EQ-TIPS Compared to the EQ-5D-Y in Children Aged 4 to 6 Years

September 2026 – July 2027
  • Qualitative Research Projects

Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence / TB Treatment Support Tools AI

2025
  • Qualitative Research Projects

The antibiotic stewardship / COST ICU collaborative

May 2025 – January 2026
  • Qualitative Research Projects

Family-centered rounds in pediatrics (NPT formative study)

May 2025 – January 2026
  • Qualitative Research Projects

Systematic review on the health effects of exposure to black carbon in ambient air

April 2025 - September 2026
  • Health Technology Assessment and Economic Evaluations

Budget Impact Analysis (BIA) calculator for nirsevimab for respiratory syncytial virus in Argentina

August 2024 - November 2024
  • Health Technology Assessment and Economic Evaluations

ETS to evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and economic aspects of trastuzumab-deruxtecan in breast cancer

2024
  • Health Technology Assessment and Economic Evaluations

Nerandomilast is used to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and progressive pulmonary fibrosis.

  • Health Technology Assessment and Economic Evaluations

Technical evaluation on the use of cell therapies in cerebral palsy and autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

January 2026 - April 2026
  • Health Technology Assessment and Economic Evaluations

Traditional Medicine

July 2025 - December 2025
  • Health Technology Assessment and Economic Evaluations