Supply-side interventions to improve health: Findings from the Salud Mesoamérica Initiative.

Ali H MokdadErin B PalmisanoPaola Zúñiga-BrenesDiego Rios-ZertucheCasey K JohannsAlexandra Schaefer Sima S DesaiAnnie HaakenstadMarielle C GagnierClaire R McNellanDanny V ColombaraSonia López RomeroLeolin CastilloBenito SalvatierraBernardo HernandezMiguel Betancourt-CraviotoRicardo Mujica-RosalesFerdinando RegaliaRoberto Tapia-ConyerEmma Iriarte

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Our findings show an initial success in the supply-side indicators of SMI. Our data suggest that the RBA approach can be a motivator to improve availability of drugs and services in poor areas. Moreover, our innovative monitoring and evaluation framework will allow health officials with limited resources to identify and target areas of greatest need.

Keyphrases

healthcare
public health
mental health
health information
primary care
physical activity
health promotion
big data
risk assessment
climate change
drug induced