Public and Private Health Financing in Latin American and The Caribbean during the Ninities: A Brief Analysis
By André Medici (06/05, En, Es) See also Social Development
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the public and private financing to the health sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) during the nineties. The paper is structured in four parts. The first one discuss the main concepts to explain how public and private financing works in the health sector, describing some of the particularities of both sectors and the sinergy between them. The second analyses how both sectors had been financed in Latin America, discussing some characteristics and trends. The third section evaluate some of the scarce evidences available about the contribution of both sectors to achieve better performance and equity in health. The last part of the paper summarize some findings and presents the main conclusions.
This document is available in Portuguese.
Este informe está sendo publicado com o objetivo único de contribuir com o debate em um tópico importante para a região, e motivar comentários e sugestões de pessoas interessadas. Este informe não foi submetido a um processo independente de revisão nem analisado pela Equipe Gerencial do Departamento de Desenvolvimento Sustentável. Como tal, não representa a posição oficial do Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento.
Disclaimer: This paper is being published with the sole objective of contributing to the debate on a topic of importance to the region, and to elicit comments and suggestions from interested parties. This paper has not gone through the Department's peer review process or undergone consideration by the SDS Management Team. As such, it does not reflect the official position of the Inter-American Development Bank.
Last updated: 05/08/07
