Financing of Essential Public Health Services in the Caribbean Region

Wang,Huihui; Marquez, Patricio V.; Theodore, Karl; Laptiste, Christine; La Foucade, Althea; Scott, Ewan; Metivier, Charmaine; Maharaj, Malini; Brizan–St. Martin, Roxanne; Gittens-Baynes, Kimberly-Ann; Edwards-Wescott, Patricia; Harewood, Heather; Beharry, Vyjanti

Financing of Essential Public Health Services in the Caribbean Region

Autores

Brizan–St. Martin, Roxanne

Gittens-Baynes, Kimberly-Ann

Editor

Washington, DC: World Bank

Descripción

This study examines the expenditure by Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries on the delivery of Essential Public Health Services (EPHS), in the context of the global response to COVID-19. In particular, the study focuses on financing arrangements enacted to ensure the predictability of funding and the sustainability in the level and flow of funds over the medium and long terms to carry out essential public health functions in Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. The study also highlights the close, synergistic relationship between the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and its Member States.