Starting in the late 1980s, many Latin American countries began social sector reforms to
alleviate poverty, reduce socioeconomic inequalities, improve health outcomes, and provide …

Abstract Background In Latin America and the Caribbean, the epidemiological transition has
been occurring in an unequal manner. Infectious-contagious diseases share space with the …

Non-communicable diseases, including cancer, are overtaking infectious disease as the
leading health-care threat in middle-income and low-income countries. Latin American and …

Background Even when tuberculosis (TB) treatment is free, hidden costs incurred by patients
and their households (TB-affected households) may worsen poverty and health. Extreme TB …

Background Dental care is extremely costly and beyond most people means in developing
countries. The primary aim of this study was to determine the impact of out-of-pocket …

Abstract In Latin America and the Caribbean a considerable proportion of the population
have excess body weight, do not meet the recommendations of physical activity and healthy …

Background Households exposure to catastrophic health expenditure is a valuable measure
to monitor financial protection in health sector payments. The present study had two aims …

Low-and middle-income countries increasingly provide broad-based public health coverage
to their residents. One of the goals of such programmes is to reduce the extent to which …

This study assessed the extent of household catastrophic expenditure in dental health care
and its possible determinants in 41 low and middle income countries. Data from 182,007 …

La protección social constituye el primer eje de la Agenda Regional de Desarrollo Social
Inclusivo, recientemente adoptada por los países reunidos en el marco de la Tercera …