In order to support poor families in the developing world to seek and use health care, a multi-pronged strategy is … needed on both the supply and the demand side of health care. A demand-side program called Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs …) strives to reduce poverty and also increase food consumption, school attendance, and use of preventive health care. Since 1997 …

"Public Health and Beyond in Latin America and the Caribbean: Reflections from the Field explores the diverse and … complex public health landscape, from global to regional to local, by considering historical and socio-cultural factors to … contextualize the ongoing public health crisis. Drawing on four decades of field experience, research, and teaching, Sherri L …

Health at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean 2020 presents key indicators on health and health systems in 33 … Latin America and the Caribbean countries. This first Health at a Glance publication to cover the Latin America and the … 100 indicators including equity, health status, determinants of health, health care resources and utilisation, health …

Health constitutes a fundamental aspect of our well-being. It is also a key factor in determining our contribution to … market and non-market output. Health inequality refers to the unequal realization of health outcomes between different groups … in the population. Systematic disparities in health outcomes and in access to health resources not only undermine basic …