This law establishes the right to health protection for all inhabitants residing in the Oriental Republic of Uruguay and the different modalities for their access to comprehensive health services. The implementation of the National Integrated Health System is the...
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Reciprocal Access to Free Health Services between Bolivia and Brazil
In the presence of the presidents of Bolivia and Brazil, a protocol of intent was signed to establish reciprocal access to free health services between the two countries.The ministers of health of Bolivia and Brazil signed the protocol of intent that will allow...
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President of Paraguay and PAHO Director discuss health system strengthening
The President of the Republic of Paraguay received the Director of the Pan American Health Organization to discuss strategic issues related to the country's health.The new Country Cooperation Strategy 2024-2028, which aims to move towards universal health and...
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Forum on economic and financial sustainability of Social Security in Peru
Authorities, national and international experts proposed strategies to move towards the economic and financial sustainability of social security in the country.The financing situation of Peru 's Social Security (EsSalud) was presented by its executive president to the...
General Health Law
The purpose of Law No. 423 is to protect the right of the inhabitants of Nicaragua to "enjoy, preserve and recover their health", establishing for this purpose the legal provisions and special norms required for its enforcement in the country. The Ministry of Health...
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Ministry of Health allocates resources to strengthen Primary Health Care
The Ministry of Health and Social Protection announced the allocation of budgetary resources to strengthen primary health care through two resolutionsThe Ministry of Health and Social Protection announced the allocation of resources from the operating budget to...
Unified Health System
The Unified Health System was established in the Federal Constitution of 1988 to provide universal access to the public health system in Brazil.Brazil's Unified Health System (SUS) is one of the largest and most complex public health systems in the world. It covers...
National Health Fund
The National Health Fund was created by Decree No. 64,867 of July 24, 1969, to be the financial administrator of the resources destined to the Unified Health System.The National Health Fund is the financial administrator of the resources destined to finance the...
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Strengthening health budget execution in Lao PDR and Peru: Lessons from LHSS-JLN learning exchange
Lao PDR and Peru improved their health budget execution by implementing tailored strategies with support from the LHSS-JLN Health Budget Execution Learning Exchange. For countries striving to improve health budget execution, learning from others' successful approaches...
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PAHO, World Bank and IDB join forces to strengthen Caribbean health financing
The Caribbean Health Financing Forum was held to discuss the progress of health financing reforms; improving financial protection for universal health coverage; and strategies for mobilizing, pooling and allocating resources for universal health financing.The...
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The Right to Health: Triumph of the Supreme Court of Justice
The article "Right to health, a great triumph of the Supreme Court" by Mauricio Sarmiento Chavero, published on lasillarota.com, highlights that the protection of health in Mexico has been one of the great achievements of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation and...
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Financing and role of countries in the Pandemic Treaty
According to the Minister of Health, Paraguay did not sign the Pandemics Treaty because "there was no clarity" on the issue of financing and the role of the countries.The Minister of Health gave her report to the plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies on the...
Debut of healthy taxes
Colombia adopted a section on healthy taxes in the 2022 tax reform. Healthy taxes refer to a progressive and differentiated rate on ultra-processed foods and sugar-sweetened beverages starting in November 2023. It is applied in order to discourage the consumption of...
Health, Social Security and Human Rights
The article explores the connections between human rights, social rights and structural problems in Brazilian society, focusing on health and social security. Brazil' s 1988 Federal Constitution plays a fundamental role in guaranteeing income in situations of...
Future health expenditures and its determinants in Latin America and the Caribbean: a multi-country projection study
Future health expenditures in Latin America and the Caribbean are projected to increase significantly, driven primarily by economic growth and technology, highlighting the need for efficient resource use and expenditure control. The article "Future Health Expenditures...