Health sector assessment for Bolivia

This assessment process achieved: the involvement of Bolivian officials and technical personnel in the analysis and initial planning of sector activities and the participation of other donor organizations. It also achieved the documentation of baseline data, the provision of a single reference source for health information on Bolivia, and the development of a sector assessment methodology which could be beneficial to similar undertakings by other agencies. There are ten chapters; each begins with a summary statement. The first four provide background information on conditioning factors, health status, socioeconomic impact, and the structure of the sector. The next three chapters are analytical and deal with sector programs, infrastructure, and intersectorial activities. The last three chapters describe the responses to the situation. The data is based on the information available due to the lack of a national census since 1950 and deficient health and management systems.