Health Care In Peru

Zschock, Dieter K.

The Context of Health Care Policy in Peru -- Introduction -- Health Status of the Peruvian Population -- Economic Crisis, Social Polarization, and Community Participation in Health Care -- Private Health Care Financing Alternatives1 -- Resources Allocation and Policy Implications -- Distribution of Health Care Facilities -- Medical Doctors: Determinants of Location -- The Pharmaceuticals Market -- The Ministry of Health: Financing and Coverage -- Medical Care Under Social Security: Coverage, Costs, and Financing -- Health Care in Peru: Inferences and Options -- HSA-Peru Participants -- Estimates of Sectorial Coverage and Expenditures