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... Introduction
Over the past twenty years, a wave of health sector reform has enveloped Latin America. To relieve the demographic and epidemiological pressures and provide people with more efficient and adequate health care services, most countries in Latin America has made a substantial reform to transit their existing public-sector-dominated industry towards a market-driven one. ... R, 2000, p1) The massive demand for the private sector’s participation in the health service industry in Latin America has thus created another gold field for foreign investors to plot. This summary begins with a brief introduction of health service situations in Latin America, proceeds with an analysis of the health care reforms undertaken mostly in the region, leaps towards the survey and strategy analysis on the pharmaceutical markets of Latin America and ends with a conclusion. ... Health service situations in Latin America
The general condition of healthcare service in Latin America is still poor. The inadequacy of health service is primarily reflected in three aspects. First of all, a high level of health inequalities has excluded the major population groups from the basic health-care coverage and the rapid aging of population in the region in the next two decades will aggravate this situation. Secondly, the inefficient health systems have resulted in the low-quality service. Thirdly, from the financial perspective, the insufficient healthcare funding was an obstacle for the growth of health service industry. ... S et al, not dated, para1-2) In addition to the above-mentioned major problems, the poor technical quality, the rising costs, the disjointed provider networks, the deficient management and allocation inefficiencies were also the characteristics of the Latin American health service. ... R, 2000, p1) To address these problems, the ability of the public sector as a sole provider of health services was apparently not enough. The demand for an effective and efficient social health system called for a profound health reform in Latin America.
Approximate Word count = 1517
Approximate Pages = 6.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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