Tag Archives: Latin America

Long-Term Care in Latin America and the Caribbean? Theory and Policy Considerations

This entry was posted in Health economics and tagged Aging, Caribbean Region, Decision Making, Latin America, Long-term care insurance, Older people, Policy Making by Editor Equity/Equidad.

Inter-American Development Bank Martín Caruso Bloeck, Sebastian Galiani, Pablo Ibarrarán IDB Working Paper Series ; 834 Published online: August, 2017 Abstract / Resumen: This paper discusses theoretical and practical issues related to long-term care (LTC) services in Latin America. Demand for these services will rise as the region undergoes a swift demographic transition from its […]

Regional progress towards achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals

This entry was posted in Public Health and tagged Caribbean Region, Latin America, Millennium Development Goals, Sustainable Development Goals by Editor Equity/Equidad.

Author: Pan American Health Organization ISBN: 978-92-75-11878-8 Published: June 2017 Available from: http://bit.ly/2tpfOjM [Executive Summary]. The experience gained during 15 years of pursuing the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) has been vast and invaluable for the Governing Bodies of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). From a regional perspective, this document presents a summary of […]

Violence against children in Latin America and Caribbean countries: a comprehensive review of national health sector efforts in prevention and response

This entry was posted in Human rights and tagged Caribbean, Health System, Latin America, Violence Against Children by Editor Equity/Equidad.

Authors: Andrea L. Wirtz, Carmen Alvarez, Alessandra C. Guedes, Luisa Brumana, Cecilie Modvar, Nancy Glass BMC Public Health BMC series – open, inclusive and trusted 2016 16:1006 Published online: 22 September 2016 Abstract / Resumen: Background: Violence against children (VAC) remains a global problem. The health sector has an opportunity and responsibility to be part of […]

Observatory on measuring health inequalities and equity analysis in Colombia

This entry was posted in Equity and tagged Equity in Health, Health Inequalities, Health Inequality, Latin America, Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Editor Equity/Equidad.

Colombia, Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social Coord. editorial: Juan Carlos Rivillas-Garcia, Diana Catalina Mesa-Lopera, Martha Lucia Ospina-Martínez ISBN: 978-958-8903-38-5 Published online: March 2016 Abstract: In 2015, the Government of Colombia launched the Observatory for Measuring Health Inequalities and Equity Analysis in Colombia (ODES for its acronym in Spanish), as an additional tool to contribute […]