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Government Stewardship and Primary Health Care in Guatemala Since 1996

By the time the Peace Accords were signed in 1996, Guatemala’s primary health care system was scarcely functioning with virtually no services available in rural indigenous areas. To address this gap, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance embarked on a progressive expansion of primary services aimed at covering the majority of rural poor. To succeed in this effort, the Ministry and its partners needed to simultaneously grow their stewardship capacity to oversee and develop the primary health system. In this journal article, published by the journal Public Administration and Development, Harry Cross, Marisela De La Cruz, and Juan Dent analyze the role of government stewardship in the expansion of primary health care in post-conflict Guatemala and how building relationships, coalitions, and partnerships especially with civil society organizations was one of the keys to Ministry’s success.

Government Stewardship and Primary Health Care in Guatemala Since 1996
Government Stewardship and Primary Health Care in Guatemala Since 1996

Cross, H.E., M. De La Cruz, J. Dent. 2018. "Government Stewardship and Primary Health Care in Guatemala Since 1996." Public Administration and Development: 1–12..
English External LinkJuly 2018

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    • Project Overview
    • Partners
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    • Contact
    • Work with Us
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    • Family Planning
    • HIV
    • COVID-19 Response
    • Health Financing
    • Maternal Health
    • Modeling
    • Capacity Development
    • Gender
    • Health Equity
  • Countries
    • Africa
    • Asia
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Health Policy Plus (HP+) is a seven-year cooperative agreement funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development under Agreement No. AID-OAA-A-15-00051, beginning August 28, 2015. HP+ is implemented by Palladium, in collaboration with Avenir Health, Futures Group Global Outreach, Plan International USA, Population Reference Bureau, RTI International, ThinkWell, and the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood.

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