Efforts in the fight against COVID-19 are achieving success in many parts of the world,
although progress remains slow in other regions. We believe that a syndemic approach
needs to be adopted to address this pandemic given the strong apparent interplay between
COVID-19, its related complications, and the socio-structural environment. We have
assembled an international, multidisciplinary group of researchers and clinical practitioners
to promote a novel syndemic approach to COVID-19: the CArdiometabolic Panel of International
experts on Syndemic COvid-19 (CAPISCO). This geographically diverse group aims to
facilitate collaborative-networking and scientific exchanges between researchers and
clinicians facing a multitude of challenges on different continents during the pandemic.
In the present article we present our “manifesto”, with the intent to provide evidence-based
guidance to the global medical and scientific community for better management of patients
both during and after the current pandemic.
