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Report

Rio de Janeiro, January/February 2013

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This is the report from the South American Institute of Government in Health (ISAGS), the think tank on health of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) that aims to contribute to improving South America government quality in health by means of leadership training, knowledge management and technical support to health systems. "South American health systems face a triple burden of disease: they are pressured by companies and governments to show improvements while are challenged by financing difficulties and inequalities. In that scenario, ISAGS must operate as a Health Council instrument to strengthen Unasur Networks and Technical Groups and to keep improving the bloc's mandate: the consolidation of the universal right to health" – José Gomes Temporão Check out summary of interview in ISAGS Report, page 4.

Unasur countries prepare reforms in their health systems In January, the Governments of five out of the twelve countries that compose the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) mobilized to reform their health systems throughout 2013. In recent weeks, Colombia and Chile have been engaged in advancing their reform projects; Bolivia and Peru, in promoting a broad debate with civil society; while Guyana has begun the discussion on how its legislation will be updated. As well as other Unasur countries, those are pressed by factors such as demographic transition, social transformations and the need to move towards the universalization of both the right to health and to health coverage. ISAGS, which published last year the book "Health Systems in South America: challenges to the universality, integrality and equity", brings in this year’s first report a special edition on health reforms in the region and an interview with its Executive Director, José Gomes Temporão, explaining how Unasur deals with issues faced by health.

HEALTH REFORMS IN UNASUR ..

5 of the 12 members of the South American bloc discuss changes in their systems

Guyana Discusses a reform in the legislation of the health system through a new Health Promotion and Protection Bill to replace a regulation that dates back to 1934, during the colonial years

Colombia Prepares a “far-reaching reform” to “put the system in order” and mitigate the financial crisis of the sector, according to the Minister Alejandro Gaviria. Proposal will be presented in March Peru Installed in January the National Health Council, responsible for proposing a reform of the system in order to advance towards the universalization of the right to health and social dialogue Bolívia Promotes in march the first National Health Conference, focusing in the public health system, participative management, financing, human resources and a healthy State Chile Is trying to approve a law to reformulate the private insurance system - Isapres -, creating an index to adjust the prices and a Guaranteed Plan for those with prior diseases


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