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dc.titleGoing Beyond Normal Challenges for Health and Healthcare in Latin America and the Caribbean Exposed by Covid-19
dc.contributor.authorSavedoff, William D.
dc.contributor.authorBernal, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorDistrutti, Marcela
dc.contributor.authorGoyeneche, Laura
dc.contributor.authorBernal, Carolina
dc.contributor.orgunitSocial Protection and Health Division
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2022-05-23T12:05:30
dc.date.issue2022-05-10T00:05:00
dc.description.abstractThis technical note describes how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Latin America and the Caribbean, and considers the implications for future population health, health spending, healthcare service reforms, and investments to prepare for future health emergencies. It provides a summary of the few existing empirical studies and then contributes original analysis using administrative data from hospitals and vital registration systems in five countries. It shows substantial declines in health and healthcare delivery during the first year of the pandemic, especially for preventive and elective care. Some countries were able to return healthcare to historical levels, while others were still below average in 2021. The study concludes with reflections on how the pandemic has altered health policy recommendations for the region, generating a greater sense of urgency to make progress on long-standing agendas such as eliminating fragmentation, integrating care, and pursuing digital transformation while reordering priorities toward investments in emergency preparedness, disease surveillance, resilience, and self-sufficiency. In other words, going beyond normal.
dc.format.extent74
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004242
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Going-Beyond-Normal-Challenges-for-Health-and-Healthcare-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean-Exposed-by-Covid-19.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Mas-alla-de-la-normalidad-los-desafios-para-el-sector-salud-en-America-Latina-y-el-Caribe-que-expuso-el-COVID-19.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectPandemics
dc.subjectDisease
dc.subjectHealth Care
dc.subjectCoronavirus
dc.subjectHealth Facilities
dc.subjectHealth Services
dc.subjectHealth Expenditure
dc.subject.jelcodeH12 - Crisis Management
dc.subject.jelcodeH44 - Publicly Provided Goods: Mixed Markets
dc.subject.jelcodeH51 - Government Expenditures and Health
dc.subject.jelcodeI10 - Health: General
dc.subject.jelcodeI11 - Analysis of Health Care Markets
dc.subject.jelcodeI15 - Health and Economic Development
dc.subject.jelcodeI18 - Government Policy • Regulation • Public Health
dc.subject.keywordsEmergency Preparedness;Latin America;Caribbean;Population Health;COVID-19;Hospital Discharges;Excess Deaths;Health Spending
dc.typeTechnical Notes
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-TN-02471
idb.operationRG-E1758
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