Friday, June 26, 2009

[EQ] In Spanish: Framework for Global Health in the Americas - Programa de Salud Global en las Americas - INSP Mexico

Programa de Salud Global en las Américas

 

Framework for Global Health Training in the Americas - Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública

Cuernavaca, Morelos, México – 2009

Website:  http://www.insp.mx/saludglobal

“…….La salud global es una manera de ver y abordar la salud como un bien global, como un tema de justicia social y como un derecho universal. Es un abordaje multifacético, dinámico e interdependiente que responde a riesgos locales y globales en salud y que tiene como ejes la equidad, la ética y el respeto a los derechos humanos.

Vivimos en un contexto de unidad global en la que la salud y enfermedad de los individuos y los grupos poblacionales no es competencia exclusiva de un solo país, de un solo sector, de una sola disciplina, ni de un solo método. Por ello es necesario que los profesionales de la salud pública cuenten con las competencias y habilidades necesarias para enfrentar los nuevos retos. El Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública de México (INSP) a través del Programa Marco de Capacitación en Salud Global en Las Américas ofrece un nuevo Diplomado en Salud Global ….”

“….El Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública de México (INSP) a partir de este verano ofrece un nuevo Diplomado en Salud Global que busca desarrollar profesionales de alto calibre capaces de analizar, dirigir y responder a los retos de la salud pública y sus necesidades en los países en desarrollo — particularmente aquellos en la región de las Américas y en la sub-región de Mesoamérica — en el contexto de un mundo cada vez más globalizado e interconectado.

La parte presencial dará inicio el 3 de agosto de 2009 en las instalaciones del INSP en Cuernavaca México, y termina el 11 de agosto. 

El complemento de cursos virtuales se ofrecerá durante el otoño del 2009 y el alumno puede seguir con sus estudios desde su lugar de residencia. 

Dicho Diplomado se compone de cuatro módulos de 40 horas cada uno, dos presenciales y dos virtuales.

Módulo 1: Fundamentos de la Salud Global

Este curso será ofrecido como parte del Programa de Verano del INSP. Es un curso presencial multidisciplinario e introductorio al tema de salud global, donde se describirá, analizará y discutirá la relación entre el desarrollo económico de las naciones del mundo y la globalización, así como su impacto en el estado de salud, los servicios y las políticas.

Módulo 2: Determinantes sociales de la salud y equidad en el contexto de la globalización

Este curso también se ofrece en el marco del Programa de Verano del INSP en colaboración con el International Institute for Society and Health, University College London. El propósito es desarrollar habilidades operativas y conceptuales entre los participantes, que les permitan identificar y manejar adecuadamente los determinantes sociales de la salud, con el fin de contribuir al desarrollo de medidas en políticas y servicios orientados a aliviar la carga de la mala salud causada por las carencias y las inequidades sociales.

Módulo 3: Gobernanza y Políticas Públicas en Salud Global

Este curso es virtual y está diseñado para estudiantes interesados en el trabajo de las agencias bilaterales y multilaterales del sector salud. Su tema central es el concepto de los bienes públicos globales y la necesidad de colaboración internacional para asegurar su producción en cantidades suficientes.


Módulo 4: Contexto de la Salud Pública Global -Otoño 2009

Este curso se ofrece de manera virtual. Para acreditarlo se deberá elegir una, de las diferentes materias optativas. La temática es diversa, pero siempre fuertemente vinculada a la salud global (por ejemplo: Salud y desplazamiento humano a través de las fronteras; La diplomacia en la salud global; Estilos de vida cambiantes y riesgos a la salud; Transferencia de riegos sanitarios, Medio ambiente y salud). Se ofrecerán al menos cuatro opciones de cursos distintas.

 

El programa “Framework for Global Health in the Americas” del INSP es financiado por el Fogarty International Center y el National Cancer Institute de los Institutos Nacionales de Salud de los Estados Unidos, bajo el proyecto número 1R25TW008112-01.

 

Framework for Global Health Training in the Americas - Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública

+52 (777) 329 3000 Ext. 5205 Cuernavaca, Morelos, México

 

 

 

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[EQ] Attacking Inequality in the Health Sector - A Synthesis of Evidence and Tools

Attacking Inequality in the Health Sector - A Synthesis of Evidence and Tools

 

Abdo S. Yazbeck

The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank – 2009

 

Available online as PDF file [336p.] at:
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTPAH/Resources/Publications/YazbeckAttackingInequality.pdf

 

“……The overwhelming evidence of inequalities in health outcomes and in the use of health services calculated and disseminated by the World Bank and other development agencies in the last 10 years has energized global efforts to address the needs of the poor and socially vulnerable. These efforts have led to a renewed interest at the global and national levels in both understanding the causes of health sector inequalities and developing policies to tackle them. It is time to synthesize the new knowledge being generated from research and experimentation on addressing inequality.

 

The main purpose of this book is to make available the accumulated knowledge of successful policy and analytical tools in this fight to reverse the vicious circle of income-poverty and ill health. The book presents both a practical set of analytical tools for understanding the causes of inequality in the use of health services and a menu of proven pro-poor policy actions. It is based on the evaluation of 14 successful policy changes in low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and a review of the published literature on inequality in the health sector.

 

As this book shows, however, policy answers are neither easy nor uniform. We now have ample evidence about the levels of inequality in more than 50 low- and middle-income countries. We know which outcomes and which services show the highest levels of inequality. We have proven analytical tools for understanding the causes of service use inequality.

 

Most important, we have evaluations of experiences from countries designing and implementing pro-poor polices that are having measurable success. This book puts all this knowledge in one place. The next challenge is turning this knowledge into further action in the global effort to reduce poverty….”

 

            Content:

1. An Unacceptable Reality

A Light at the End of the Tunnel: A New Way to Measure Inequalities

Not a Pretty Picture

Health Sector May Exacerbate Inequality

The Misallocation of Public Spending on Health

Presenting Inequality Data

Annex 1.1 Asset Index as a Measure of Relative Wealth

Annex 1.2 Health, Nutrition, and Population Inequality Data

Annex 1.3 Benefit Incidence Analysis

Annex 1.4 Recommendations for Further Reading

Notes

2. Approaching a Complex and Persistent Problem

Pathways to Good Health

The Binding Constraints Faced by the Poor

The Blind Spots of the Health Sector

Health Sector Finance and the Poor

Moving Forward

Annex 2.1 Summary of the Multisectoral Determinants of Health

Annex 2.2 Recommendations for Further Reading

Notes

3. The Importance of “Listening”

The Views of Leaders from Low- and Middle-Income Countries

The Dilemmas Posed by the Long List of Causes

Listening Is Critical

Combining Active and Passive Listening: Immunization in India

Advanced Analytical Techniques

Eight Steps to Effective Use by the Poor

Following the Money: Tools for Analyzing the Role of Resource Allocations and Financing in Inequality

An Analytical Checklist

Annex 3.1 Data Sources and Their Limitations

Annex 3.2 Beneficiary Assessment

Annex 3.3 Recommendations for Further Reading

Notes

4. A Menu of Pro-Poor Policies

Hope

Recurring Themes

Rules of Thumb

Annex 4.1 Accountability Framework

Annex 4.2 Recommendations for Further Reading

Note

5. Brazil, Filling the Cracks in Universal Coverage

6. Cambodia: Contracting with Nongovernmental Organizations to Serve the Poor

 

7. Cambodia: Health Equity Fund for the Poor

 

8. Chile: Integrated Services Program for the Poor

9. Colombia: Expanding Health Insurance for the Poor

10. India: Community-Based Health Care Services

11. Indonesia: Health Cards for the Poor

12. Kenya: Expanding Immunization Reach through Campaigns

13. The Kyrgyz Republic: Health Financing Reform and the Poor

14. Mexico: Paying the Poor to Use Health Services

15. Mexico: Providing Subsidized Health Insurance to the Poor

16. Nepal: Participatory Planning

17. Rwanda: Community-Based Health Insurance

18. Tanzania: Social Marketing for Malaria Prevention

19 Vigilance

What to Monitor

Other Elements of Monitoring Frameworks

Annex 19.1 Recommendations for Further Reading

Note

References

Index

 



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Information Technology - Virtual libraries; Research & Science issues.  [DD/ KMS Area]

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