Key Issues in Central America Health Reforms : Diagnosis and Strategic Implications, Volume 2. Main Report

dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2012-06-14T14:52:54Z
dc.date2012-06-14T14:52:54Z
dc.date2007-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:08:11Z
dc.descriptionThe main objective of this report is to identify and analyze the most pressing health sector issues in the sub region of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua (referred to as CA4) while building on the successes already attained, in order to lay the groundwork for discussing and refining strategies and policies in CA4. It will focus on analyzing (a) CA4 health sector performance, measured by financial protection and a subset of health indicators; and (b) health system functions of financing and service delivery. The report also addresses three topics that CA4 stakeholders selected as their main areas of interest: (a) decentralization processes initiated in these countries; (b) the design and implementation of alternative strategies to improve access to basic maternal and child health care services: and (c) the high prevalence of malnutrition. The synthesis of findings can be found in volume 1 of the report. In volume 2, aside from the introduction, the report comprises five chapters: Chapter 2 discusses the different aspects that characterize the health sector of these countries: health care financing, financial coverage and protection, efficiency and equity in the allocation of resources and service coverage and utilization. Chapter 3 describes the extent and consequences of the various decentralization processes. Chapter 4 presents the different strategies being followed to improve access and extend basic health services, and Chapter 5 focuses on malnutrition and strategic considerations for cost effective programs in CA4.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7995
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/7995
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/415503
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAMBULATORY CARE
dc.subjectBASIC HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICES
dc.subjectBREAST FEEDING
dc.subjectBREASTFEEDING
dc.subjectCANCER
dc.subjectCAPITA HEALTH EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCATASTROPHIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectCENTRAL AMERICA
dc.subjectCENTRAL AMERICAN
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITION
dc.subjectCHRONIC MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTION
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE METHOD
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVES
dc.subjectDEATH RATES
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDELIVERY SYSTEM
dc.subjectDELIVERY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectDISEASE CONTROL
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INEQUALITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectEXTERNAL DEBT
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY LEVELS
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE DELIVERY
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE FINANCING
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH COVERAGE
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH OFFICIALS
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICY
dc.subjectHEALTH REFORM
dc.subjectHEALTH REFORMS
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subjectHEALTH SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHOSPITAL
dc.subjectHOSPITAL ADMISSION
dc.subjectHOSPITAL ADMISSIONS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectILLNESS
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectINCIDENCE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectINCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS PEOPLES
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT FEEDING
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectINSURANCE COVERAGE
dc.subjectINTEGRATED HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectLATIN AMERICAN
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectMALNOURISHED CHILDREN
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectMEDICAL FACILITY
dc.subjectMEDICINES
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POPULATION
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNURSE
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectPARASITIC DISEASES
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY PROCESS
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPHYSICIANS
dc.subjectPOCKET PAYMENTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectPOOR NUTRITION
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOSTPARTUM CARE
dc.subjectPRESCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectSAFE WATER
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSOUTH AMERICA
dc.subjectSOUTH AMERICAN
dc.subjectSUPERVISION
dc.subjectSUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectTETANUS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectVICIOUS CYCLE
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWARS
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.titleKey Issues in Central America Health Reforms : Diagnosis and Strategic Implications, Volume 2. Main Report

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