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Financing obesity in Chile: a challenge for the public health system - P4H Network

Financing obesity in Chile: a challenge for the public health system

The resources necessary for the National Health Fund to take on both the prevention and treatment of obesity would represent 2.3% of its annual budget.

The author indicates that the National Health Fund (FONASA) can assume both the prevention of obesity and its treatment. If economically viable options are implemented, they would not represent a major financial expense for FONASA. It is estimated that they would correspond to 2.3% of the entity’s annual budget.

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This content is a summary by Marina Cardenas Robles for P4H, based on the original content The financing of obesity in Chile: a challenge for the public health system by Rony Lenz, published on The Counter on 06 Oct 2024