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Has Latin America achieved universal health coverage …

(3 days ago) WEBThe four countries analysed achieved an overall index of essential coverage of 76–77%, and households out of pocket health expenditures fall below 25%. Services coverage was improved by expanding access to primary healthcare systems and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8777418/

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Advancing towards universal health in Latin America and …

(Just Now) WEBHealth service coverage in the Americas region improved, albeit slowly, during the 20 years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, 77% of the population had health coverage compared to 65% in 2000. The …

https://www.paho.org/en/stories/advancing-towards-universal-health-latin-america-and-caribbean-lessons-covid-19-pandemic

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Inequalities in health system coverage and quality: a cross …

(3 days ago) WEBThe premise of health as a human right in Latin America has been challenged by health system fragmentation, quality gaps, a growing burden of chronic …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00488-6/fulltext

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Health-system reform and universal health coverage in …

(3 days ago) WEBIn Latin America, health-system reforms have produced a distinct approach to universal health coverage, underpinned by the principles of equity, solidarity, and collective action to overcome social …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(14)61646-9/fulltext

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Toward Universal Health Coverage and Equity in Latin …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in October 2014 adopted a regional Strategy for Universal Access to Health and Universal Health Coverage, which …

https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/lac/publication/toward-universal-health-coverage-and-equity-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-evidence-from-selected-countries

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Universal Health Coverage in Latin America - The Lancet

(Just Now) WEBThe Lancets new Series on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Latin America charts the complex political, economic, and social forces that shape health …

https://www.thelancet.com/series/latin-america-UHC

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Health at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean 2020 …

(8 days ago) WEBOn average, health spending grew 3.6% per year, while gross domestic product (GDP) grew 3% per year. However, spending on health was about USD 1 000 per person in …

https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/6089164f-en/index.html?itemId=/content/publication/6089164f-en

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Toward Universal Health Coverage and Equity in Latin …

(1 days ago) WEBMost Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries are working toward the provision of universal health coverage, and ensuring equity is a priority for those nations. The goal …

https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/7661

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Healthcare in Latin America: What are consumers looking for?

(8 days ago) WEBIn Latin America, healthcare has historically been challenging to access and relatively expensive. Consider that out-of-pocket healthcare costs in Latin America …

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare/our-insights/healthcare-in-latin-america-what-are-consumers-looking-for

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Pandemic shock must propel stronger health systems in Latin …

(3 days ago) WEBSantiago, Chile, January 24, 2023 – Strengthening health systems in Latin America and the Caribbean in the wake of COVID-19 must be a priority, according to a new World …

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2023/01/24/el-shock-de-la-pandemia-debe-propiciar-una-mejora-en-los-sistemas-de-salud-de-america-latina-y-el-caribe

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Health Systems in Latin America: The Search for Universal Health …

(7 days ago) WEBThe main conclusion is that in order to improve health conditions and move towards universal health coverage, Latin American countries need to design a new …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0188440918302674

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Universal Healthcare on the rise in Latin America - World Bank …

(7 days ago) WEBIndeed, in Latin America approaches varied from country to country, but the studies note that ensuring quality coverage reaches the region’s poorest and excluded …

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2013/02/14/universal-healthcare-latin-america

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Understanding inequities in health and health systems in Latin …

(5 days ago) WEBLatin America, with its culturally and ethnically diverse populations, its burgeoning economies, high levels of violence, growing political instability, and its …

https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-021-01426-1

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Health-system reform and universal health coverage in Latin …

(7 days ago) WEBIn Latin America, health-system reforms have produced a distinct approach to universal health coverage, underpinned by the principles of equity, solidarity, and …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673614616469

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Harnessing Health Technology Assessment in Latin America and …

(6 days ago) WEBABSTRACT. Latin America and the Caribbean has made significant progress toward universal health coverage (UHC), but health spending efficiency, …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23288604.2024.2314482

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Atun et al., Health-system reform and universal health …

(8 days ago) WEBHealth-system reform and progress towards uni- versal coverage in Latin America: key achieve- ments and lessons learned. period of economic expansion, stability after …

https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/dprinz/files/atun_etal_health_system_reform_and_universal_health_coverage_in_latin_america.pdf

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Healthcare in Peru: From coverage on paper to real coverage

(8 days ago) WEBOverview of Health Coverage in Peru. The 2022 National Household Survey (ENAHO) reveals that 7 out of 10 people who needed medical care did not receive it . …

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/latinamerica/healthcare-coverage-peru

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An Overview of Latin American Healthcare Systems

(3 days ago) WEBIn fact, one shocking Latin American healthcare statistic is that Brazil is home to more hospitals than in the US alone, with 6,642 hospitals in 2023. Inpatient …

https://www.pacificprime.lat/blog/an-overview-of-latin-american-healthcare-systems/

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Latinos often lack access to healthcare and have poor - Brookings

(4 days ago) WEBThe progress made in expanding health insurance coverage for Latinos is now at risk, because of the COVID-19 economic recession’s disproportionate impact on …

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/latinos-often-lack-access-to-healthcare-and-have-poor-health-outcomes-heres-how-we-can-change-that/

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High primary health coverage significantly re EurekAlert!

(8 days ago) WEBNews Release 16-May-2024. High primary health coverage significantly reduces child mortality in Latin America. Primary health care was prevented more than …

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1044929

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Primary health coverage found to have prevented more than …

(2 days ago) WEBThe implementation of primary health care (PHC) over the last two decades has prevented more than 300,000 child deaths in four Latin American countries, and could prevent …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/primary-health-coverage-found-to-have-prevented-more-than-300-000-child-deaths-in-four-latin-american-countries/ar-BB1mwQvu

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High primary health coverage significantly reduces child mortality …

(5 days ago) WEBThe implementation of primary health care (PHC) over the last two decades has prevented more than 300,000 child deaths in four Latin American countries, and …

https://scienmag.com/high-primary-health-coverage-significantly-reduces-child-mortality-in-latin-america/

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Encouraging trends and persistent challenges: Analysis of under …

(7 days ago) WEBMontevideo, 14 May 2024. The number of deaths of children under the age of five reached historically low levels in 2022 globally, according to the recently published …

https://www.paho.org/en/news/14-5-2024-encouraging-trends-and-persistent-challenges-analysis-under-five-mortality-and

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Persistent inequities in maternal mortality in Latin America and the

(5 days ago) WEBBackground. Despite the resources and personnel mobilized in Latin America and the Caribbean to reduce the maternal mortality ratio (MMR, maternal …

https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-024-02100-y

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Primary Health Coverage Slashes Child Mortality in Latin America

(3 days ago) WEBThe implementation of primary health care (PHC) over the last two decades has prevented more than 300,000 child deaths in four Latin American countries, and …

https://www.miragenews.com/primary-health-coverage-slashes-child-mortality-1236990/

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MOAA - Using TRICARE For Life Overseas

(9 days ago) WEBPrior planning for an emergency allows you to focus on fun rather than the uncertainty surrounding foreign health care. These tips will help you better understand …

https://www.moaa.org/content/publications-and-media/news-articles/2024-news-articles/health-care-and-earned-benefits/using-tricare-for-life-overseas/

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Healthcare: Latinos still 'experience particularly high uninsured …

(5 days ago) WEBLatinos make up the highest share of the US immigrant population at 44%, more than 20 million people. In 2022, 46% of Latino immigrants without US citizenship were …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/healthcare-latinos-still-experience-particularly-high-uninsured-rates-new-data-shows/ar-BB1m6S22

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A new South Africa health law aims at deep inequality, but critics …

(3 days ago) WEBLatin America Europe May 15, 2024. The bill directs the transformation of the South Africa’s health care system to achieve universal coverage for health …

https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-health-law-elections-e1e15892eaa6efa51cc1bf14959d3453

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Can primary health care mitigate the effects of economic crises on

(3 days ago) WEBThe improvement in primary health-care coverage in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Mexico over the past two decades has substantially contributed to …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(24)00094-9/fulltext

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Independent Audit Advisory Committee Holds Sixty-Sixth Session, …

(4 days ago) WEBThe Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations (IAAC) held its sixty-sixth session from 6 to 8 May 2024, at the United Nations Office in Santiago at …

https://press.un.org/en/2024/org1739.doc.htm

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UN Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament, Development in …

(3 days ago) WEBNEW YORK, 10 May (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — On the occasion of the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace and Spanish Language …

https://press.un.org/en/2024/dc3874.doc.htm

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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

(9 days ago) WEBMay 10-16, 2024 As young Haitians are increasingly exposed to violence, the country is undergoing a wider push to dispel a long-standing taboo on mental health …

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2024-05-16/ap-week-in-pictures-latin-america-and-caribbean

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Final regulations released for Section 1557 nondiscrimination …

(1 days ago) WEBLockton Comment: More plainly speaking, based on their receipt of federal healthcare dollars through avenues such as Medicare and credits or subsidies related …

https://global.lockton.com/us/en/news-insights/final-regulations-released-for-section-1557-nondiscrimination-provision-of

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Has Latin America achieved universal health coverage yet?

(3 days ago) WEBResults: The four countries analysed achieved an overall index of essential coverage of 76 77%, and households. –. out of pocket health expenditures fall below 25%. Services …

https://archpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s13690-022-00793-7.pdf

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South Africa’s Ramaphosa signs health bill weeks before election

(4 days ago) WEB15 May 2024. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a bill that aims to provide universal health coverage. The president on Wednesday hailed …

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/15/south-africas-ramaphosa-signs-health-bill-weeks-before-election

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