Annotated compilation of health care financing activities in the Latin American and Caribbean region 1982-1988

For the purposes of this study, health financing initiatives include activities and studies as well as projects. Following an introduction, Chapter II presents a summary of the USAID approach to health care financing as represented in policy statements and other official documents. In Chapter III, the views of international organizations active in the LAC region are presented (World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and Pan- American Health Organization). Chapter IV contains a review of social security issues and their relationship to health care financing. Finally, Chapter V presents country overviews, which are grouped by geographic subregion. Each overview includes summaries of individual activities and studies funded by A.I.D. and other organizations; the summaries indicate both sector (public or private) and main areas of emphasis (resource allocation, resource mobilization, cost estimation and cost containment, and organization of health services). For USAID- funded initiatives, activity costs are presented as well. (Author abstract, modified)