Tuberculosis
Control of tuberculosis in Colombia reviewed
Published in Vaccine Weekly, April 27th, 2005
"Law 100 introduced the Health Sector Reform in Colombia, a model of managed competition. This article addresses the effects of this model in terms of output and outcomes of TB control. Trends in main TB control indicators were analyzed using secondary data sources, and 25 interviews were done with key informants from public and private insurers and provider institutions, and from the health directorate level," scientists in Columbia report.
"We found a deterioration in the performance of...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2005-04-27)
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