Welcome to the

Latin America and the Caribbean

Health Accounts/National Health Accounts 

Website

The main reason why society should invest in health information is to improve the population's health. 

The improvement of health information systems should be driven by two key objectives: broadening and deepening of the understanding of the determinants of health, and informing public policy.

Our Website aims to inform and educate about Health Accounts--a tool for tracking economic flows in the health sector--and to link all stakeholders to relevant empirical data.

Descriptions of methodologies and of estimation results are intended to guide technical staff and health sector policy-makers in using health accounts for policy decisions.

Here you will learn about the current discussions on conceptual and methodological issues in health and national accounting.

What's New

New PAHO publication: Satellite Health Account Manual.  Click here!

Last updated on January 13, 2006

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