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Out-of-pocket expenditure: Reliable data to monitor universal health
2024-10-09
Out-of-pocket expenditures (OPE) are one of the most important categories of health expenditure, reflecting the burden of households with the highest financial risk. They are also the main source of inequity in access to health services and the most ...
Relatório de cooperação técnica da Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde/Organização Mundial da Saúde no Brasil - 2023
2024-10-09
Este documento apresenta o consolidado das ações de cooperação técnica, aportada pela OPAS/OMS em 2023, nas cinco prioridades da Estratégia de Cooperação de País (2022-2027). A implementação da cooperação técnica no Brasil, em um sistema federativo, ...
Identification of public and private expenditure on medicines using the SHA 2011 methodology
2024-10-08
Medicines are frequently used in most health services. They are a high-cost component with high-price dynamics. Analyzing the financial burden of this component is a priority in terms of equity, sustainability, and efficient use of resources. This ...
Vision impairment and blindness in individuals aged 60 years and older in Latin America and the Caribbean
2024-10-07
[ABSTRACT]. Objective. To determine the prevalence and causes of vision loss and calculate the effective cataract surgery coverage (eCSC) in adults aged 60 years and older in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020. Methods. The International Agency ...
Suplemento 2. Guía interina para la medición de capacidades institucionales de las funciones esenciales de salud pública (fase 2)
2024-10-04
Esta guía es parte complementaria de la publicación Implementación de las funciones esenciales de salud pública en las Américas: Evaluación y fortalecimiento de capacidades, en la cual se presentan y describen las funciones esenciales de salud pública ...
Supplement 2. Interim guide for the measurement of institutional capacities of the essential public health functions (Phase 2)
2024-10-04
This guide accompanies the publication Implementation of the Essential Public Health Functions in the Americas: Evaluation and Strengthening of Capacities, which presents and describes the essential public health functions (EPHF) and provides guidance ...
Supplement 1. Interim guide on health system overview and institutional mapping of the essential public health functions (Phase 1)
2024-10-04
This guide accompanies the publication Implementation of the Essential Public Health Functions in the Americas: Evaluation and Strengthening of Capacities, which presents and describes the essential public health functions (EPHF) and provides guidance ...
Suplemento 3. Guía interina sobre la elaboración de un plan de acción para las funciones esenciales de salud pública (fase 3)
2024-10-04
Esta guía es parte complementaria de la publicación Implementación de las funciones esenciales de salud pública en las Américas: Evaluación y fortalecimiento de capacidades, en la cual se presentan y describen las funciones esenciales de salud pública ...
