Projects

Towards universal health coverage in LAC: The Peruvian case

Areas : Health and nutrition
Researcher/s in charge : Martin Valdivia
Execution time:August 2012 - August 2012

Presentation

This Project forms part of the regional study aiming at establishing the and approaches used to obtain universal coverage for health services in Latin America, and report the debate on policies that contribute to the reduction of health inequalities.

This Project is being constructed based on several previous efforts at regional and national level, including the EQUILAC II project developed by the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO).

Related publications:

Valdivia, Martín; Adam Wagstaff, Tania Dmytraczenko, Gisela Almeida, Leander Buisman, Patrick Hoang-Vu Eozenou, Caryn Bredenkamp, James A. Cercone, Yadira Diaz, Daniel Maceira, Silvia Molina, Guillermo Paraje, Fernando Ruiz, Flavia Sarti, John Scott y Heitor Werneck (2015). Assessing Latin America’s Progress Toward Achieving Universal Health Coverage. Health Affairs, 34(10), 1704-1712.

Petrera, Margarita; Martín Valdivia, Eduardo Jiménez y Gisele Almeida (2013). Equity in health and health care in Peru, 2004-2008Pan American Journal of Public Health. Washington, D.C., Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 131-136.