Country ProfilesCuba

Updates From the LAC Health Accounts Steering Committee

August 2002

Cuba has had some studies of health expenditures and financing, covering public expenditures mainly. A health accounts working group, created at the Ministry of Health, has begun work on producing health accounts using the OECD SHA and UN SNA approaches.

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Related Links and Articles
Documents
Country at a Glance table Key indicators tracing the trends in social and economic development over the last three decades from the World Bank's database
Cuba: Country Health Profile PAHO's summary information on health conditions and the structure of the health system
Genderstats - Database of Gender Statistics Gender-specific data on health and other indicators from the World Bank database
Health, Nutrition, and Population Statistics Basic health, nutrition and population indicators compiled by the World Bank
Invitation for ‘Expressions of Interest’ In Major Awards 128 KB, PDF Invitation for ‘Expressions of Interest’ In Major Awards to Centres of Excellence in Latin America Under the Health Consequences of Population Change Program
Population, Health and Nutrition Statistics - USAID's interactive database This site provides statistics on population, health and nutrition, as well as related measures including HIV/AIDS, fertility and health expenditures and services.
UNDP Human Development Report 2002 This is the Human Development Report for 2002, released by the United Nations Development Programme. It is broken down by chapters and also includes a press kit and media contacts.
Using National Health Accounts to Make Health Sector Policy: Findings of a Latin America/ Caribbean Regional Workshop 97 KB, PDF This report describes the topics discussed at a two part meeting entitled, “Using NHA to Inform Decision Making in the Health Sector.” It summarizes issues raised by participants—specifically about the NHA methodology, such as difficulties in data collection, and more generally about integrating NHA into the health sector reform policy process.
Organizations
Population Council The Population Council's mission is to improve the well-being and reproductive health of current and future generations and to help achieve a humane, equitable, and sustainable balance between people and resources.

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