The purpose of this discussion paper is to assist countries in exploring synergies in service delivery and disease dynamics that can positively affect both non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the Millennium...
Over the last three decades, Brazil has made significant investments in social programs, including a comprehensive healthcare system. Since returning to democracy in 1985 and with the 1988 Constitution...
Jamaica is the largest English-speaking Island in the Caribbean with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Though Jamaica's primary health care system was considered a model for the Caribbean region...
In the past decade, Peru has shown great success in lowering child mortality and has reached near-universal coverage of immunizations (93 percent) and prenatal care (95 percent of women have at least one...
Chile's socio-economic development over recent decades has been accompanied by improving average health outcomes. Life expectancy at birth has risen from 55 years in 1955 to 78 years in 2012 and the infant...
Costa Rica is among the top performers in health outcomes in the Latin America region with life expectancy, fertility rates and infant mortality rates comparable to higher income Organization for Economic...
Public health observatories proactively investigate health issues to provide robust analytical evidence to policy makers. This type of organization has different characteristics from other public health...