HEALTH POLICY DEBATE AND PENSIONS
HEALTH POLICY DEBATE Saturday, March 18, 2006
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begin to present and discuss the plans of government of different parties in health. The main proposals are related, so far, to establish a universal insurance that covers the entire population. To our knowledge, there are at least three issues require attention in the plans of party government.
The first and most obvious is that referred to the proposed financing of the universal. Establish a set of health care must Class available free of charge to the entire population is essential for realizing the right to health. But the main difficulty to be effective assurance that the budget allocated to health, which amounts to little more than 1% of GDP, one of the lowest in Latin America. If funds are not, Where would the resources to pay staff, medicines and supplies required for health care? The parties must commit to increasing funding for public health between 2% and 3% of GDP and use these funds more efficiently and with respect for the rights of users to realize the universal insurance.
A second central issue is the question of the health promotion and disease prevention, ie policies aimed at maintaining good health rather than cure the disease. Child malnutrition is the result of poor diet and the use of contaminated water. Obesity is already a public health problem in Peru, causing various diseases including heart. The snuff, drugs and excessive alcohol consumption are three major causes of illness and death. So are traffic accidents, violence in the streets and into homes. A case of particular importance is the environmental pollution, when we see companies like Doe Run that violate commitments made to poison children Lead, which inevitably affects their mental development. In all these cases, health policy should place emphasis on action on these cases, improving individual behavior and social relations that generate great harm to health. We need healthy economic and social policies. On all these issues, we expect political parties proposals.
The last issue to be strengthened in the government health plans is the question of citizen participation in health. If we do not reform the state to change its relationship with citizens, will remain an inefficient state and crossed by corruption. There are important lessons health, from the class participated in the local to regional level mechanisms such as referendums and caucuses. The next five years should see an important development, for which it is also necessary for candidates to submit proposals and commitments.
The policy debate on proposals for new starts. Hopefully in the next few months we hear more about health alternatives advocated by the various candidates and political forces to properly guide our vote and then to make accountable those elected. AFPS
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