Reaching the Poor through Demand Subsidies: The Colombian Health Reform
Jun 2000
Author(s): Savedoff, William D.
This paper discusses the Colombian Health Reform, a reform seeking to equalize access to health services for the poor by giving them insurance that can purchase care from public or private providers…
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Health Sector Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges and Opportunities
Jan 2000 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Nigenda, Gustavo;Langer, Ana
The report explores the convergence of the health sector reform processes and the improvement of sexual and reproductive health in Latin America and the Caribbean. It includes the results of three…
Suriname: Health Sector Assessment
Aug 1999
Author(s): Eichler, Rena
This study assesses the health sector in Suriname, with the goal of assisting policy makers to develop a better understanding of problems and to propose a range of solutions. This study presents the…
Issues in Indigenous Poverty and Development
Dec 1998
Author(s): Plant, Roger
The first part of this discussion paper attempts, within the inevitable data limitations, to present some picture of patterns of indigenous poverty over time. In addition, the first section examines…
Income Distribution and the Public-Private Mix in Health Care Provision: The Latin American Case
Nov 1998 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Maceira, Daniel
Recent literature on Latin American countries shows that private expenses as a share of the total expenditures in health tend to be higher the lower the nation's level of economic development.…
Decentralization and Recentralization: Lessons from the Social Sectors in Mexico and Nicaragua
Aug 1998 Generative AI enabled
Author(s): Gershberg, Alec Ian;Jacobs, Michael
This study is designed to help practitioners prepare and evaluate institutional reforms for education and health programs. It provides an analytic framework for use by public officials and…