Country ProfilesPanama

Updates From the LAC Health Accounts Steering Committee

August 2002

Panama has conducted some health accounts studies with the support from the WHO, FUNSALUD, and the IDB. This is one of the LAC countries with interest in developing satellite health accounts. Development of health accounts is part of the work plan of the national statistical office (Contraloría General de la República de Panamá).

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Health Account Data

- Health Accounts Data Spreadsheets - 237 KB, XLS
- WHO Health Expenditures Spreadsheets - 125 KB, XLS
- WHO Health Expenditures Spreadsheets - 47 KB, PDF
- WHO National Health Accounts Country Information (Website)

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Cuentas Nacionales en VIH/SIDA - Panamá 216 KB, PDF

A 1999-2000 study of expenditures and financing flows in the area of HIV/AIDS in Panama.
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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
Genderstats - Database of Gender Statistics Gender-specific data on health and other indicators from the World Bank database
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Panama: Basic Socioeconomic Data Compiled by the World Bank
Panama: Country Health Profile PAHO's summary information on health conditions and the structure of the health system
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.
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Panama National Accounts Data - IMF/GDDS The IMF General Data Dissemination System (GDDS) provides economic, financial and socio-demographic metadata submitted by participating countries. Current statistical practices of each country are described, together with their plans to improve their statistical systems.  Presently, 13 Latin American and Caribbean countries participate, including Panama.
   
   

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