Mexico : Reaching the Poor with Basic Health Services
In the mid-1990s, many Mexicans lived in poverty without adequate access to health and social services. Of a total population of 84 million, 25 percent were considered poor and 16 percent, extremely poor. Urban areas had health indicators similar t...
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okr-10986-103912021-04-23T14:02:50Z Mexico : Reaching the Poor with Basic Health Services Marquez, Patricio de Geyndt, Willy ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES BASIC SERVICES TARGETING DECENTRALIZATION SERVICE DELIVERY MODERNIZATION NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HEALTH CENTERS COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES POPULATION DISTRIBUTION GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP RISK TAKING GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS PROJECT COMPONENTS DESIGN ASTHMA BASIC HEALTH CARE BASIC HEALTH SERVICES BASIC SERVICES CERVICAL CANCER CLINICS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMMUNITIES DECENTRALIZATION DIABETES DOCTORS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT HEALTH CARE HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH CLINICS HEALTH COMMUNICATION HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH POSTS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLDS HYPERTENSION ILLITERACY INFECTIOUS DISEASES INHABITANTS INJURIES INNOVATION INTERVENTION LIFE EXPECTANCY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MALNUTRITION MANAGERS MORTALITY NGOS NURSES PHYSICIANS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY CONTROL RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES SOCIAL SERVICES URBAN AREAS VIOLENCE WALKING WORKERS In the mid-1990s, many Mexicans lived in poverty without adequate access to health and social services. Of a total population of 84 million, 25 percent were considered poor and 16 percent, extremely poor. Urban areas had health indicators similar to OECD countries, with an increasing burden of non-communicable diseases and injuries, while many people in rural areas and the southern states still suffered from common infectious diseases and malnutrition. Life expectancy in rural areas was 55 versus 71 in urban areas and 53 among the poor. The Mexican government realized that inequitable access to basic health care for poor and indigenous people hampered economic development, jeopardized investments in basic education and deprived citizens of their constitutional right to attain good health. So it devised a strategy to reduce inequities, improve health care, and modernize the Federal Health Secretariat (SSA). A 1994 presidential decree created a Health Cabinet (Gabinete de Salud) headed by the President with representatives from social security, finance and other social sector entities, to guide the SSA restructuring, promote coordination among sectors, and oversee the decentralization of health services. 2012-08-13T11:20:10Z 2012-08-13T11:20:10Z 2003-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/03/2539008/mexico-reaching-poor-basic-health-services http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10391 English en breve; No. 20 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Mexico |
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES BASIC SERVICES TARGETING DECENTRALIZATION SERVICE DELIVERY MODERNIZATION NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HEALTH CENTERS COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES POPULATION DISTRIBUTION GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP RISK TAKING GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS PROJECT COMPONENTS DESIGN ASTHMA BASIC HEALTH CARE BASIC HEALTH SERVICES BASIC SERVICES CERVICAL CANCER CLINICS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMMUNITIES DECENTRALIZATION DIABETES DOCTORS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT HEALTH CARE HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH CLINICS HEALTH COMMUNICATION HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH POSTS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLDS HYPERTENSION ILLITERACY INFECTIOUS DISEASES INHABITANTS INJURIES INNOVATION INTERVENTION LIFE EXPECTANCY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MALNUTRITION MANAGERS MORTALITY NGOS NURSES PHYSICIANS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY CONTROL RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES SOCIAL SERVICES URBAN AREAS VIOLENCE WALKING WORKERS |
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES BASIC SERVICES TARGETING DECENTRALIZATION SERVICE DELIVERY MODERNIZATION NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HEALTH CENTERS COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES POPULATION DISTRIBUTION GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP RISK TAKING GOVERNMENT COMMITMENTS PROJECT COMPONENTS DESIGN ASTHMA BASIC HEALTH CARE BASIC HEALTH SERVICES BASIC SERVICES CERVICAL CANCER CLINICS COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMMUNITIES DECENTRALIZATION DIABETES DOCTORS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT HEALTH CARE HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH CLINICS HEALTH COMMUNICATION HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH POSTS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLDS HYPERTENSION ILLITERACY INFECTIOUS DISEASES INHABITANTS INJURIES INNOVATION INTERVENTION LIFE EXPECTANCY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MALNUTRITION MANAGERS MORTALITY NGOS NURSES PHYSICIANS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY CONTROL RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITIES SOCIAL SERVICES URBAN AREAS VIOLENCE WALKING WORKERS Marquez, Patricio de Geyndt, Willy Mexico : Reaching the Poor with Basic Health Services |
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In the mid-1990s, many Mexicans lived in
poverty without adequate access to health and social
services. Of a total population of 84 million, 25 percent
were considered poor and 16 percent, extremely poor. Urban
areas had health indicators similar to OECD countries, with
an increasing burden of non-communicable diseases and
injuries, while many people in rural areas and the southern
states still suffered from common infectious diseases and
malnutrition. Life expectancy in rural areas was 55 versus
71 in urban areas and 53 among the poor. The Mexican
government realized that inequitable access to basic health
care for poor and indigenous people hampered economic
development, jeopardized investments in basic education and
deprived citizens of their constitutional right to attain
good health. So it devised a strategy to reduce inequities,
improve health care, and modernize the Federal Health
Secretariat (SSA). A 1994 presidential decree created a
Health Cabinet (Gabinete de Salud) headed by the President
with representatives from social security, finance and other
social sector entities, to guide the SSA restructuring,
promote coordination among sectors, and oversee the
decentralization of health services. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
| author |
Marquez, Patricio de Geyndt, Willy |
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Marquez, Patricio de Geyndt, Willy |
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Marquez, Patricio |
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Mexico : Reaching the Poor with Basic Health Services |
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Mexico : Reaching the Poor with Basic Health Services |
| title_full |
Mexico : Reaching the Poor with Basic Health Services |
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Mexico : Reaching the Poor with Basic Health Services |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Mexico : Reaching the Poor with Basic Health Services |
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mexico : reaching the poor with basic health services |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/03/2539008/mexico-reaching-poor-basic-health-services http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10391 |
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