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Salud Pública de México
Print version ISSN 0036-3634
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BECERRIL-MONTEKIO, Víctor and LOPEZ-DAVILA, Luis. The health system of Guatemala. Salud pública Méx [online]. 2011, vol.53, suppl.2, pp.s197-s197. ISSN 0036-3634.
This paper describes the health conditions in Guatemala and, in more detail, the characteristics of the Guatemalan health system, including its structure en coverage, its financial sources, the stewardship functions developed by the Ministry of Health, as well as the generation of health information and the development of research activities. It also discusses the recent efforts to extend coverage of essential health services, mostly to poor rural areas.The most recent innovations also discussed in this paper include the Program for the Expansion of Coverage of Essential Services, the Program to Expand Access to Essential Drugs and the agreements between the Ministry of Health and several non-governmental organizations to provide essential services in rural settings.
Keywords : health system; social security; Guatemala.