Integración regional, necesidades de salud de la población y dotación de recursos humanos en sistemas y servicios de salud: aproximación al concepto de estimación de brecha

• Autor(a) principal: Schweiger, Arturo Luis Francisco
• Data de Publicação: 2007
• Outros Autores: Álvarez, Daniela Teresita
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: spa
• Título da fonte: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
• Texto Completo: https://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/ojs/index.php/csp/article/view/3257
• topic: Sistemas de Salud; Necesidades y Demandas de Servicios de Salud; Recursos Humanos

The existence of gaps between the population's health needs and the human resources available for meeting them, as well as limitations in the methods to estimate such needs, constitute key factors to be tackled in the development and integration of health systems in Latin America. This aim of this study was to conduct an initial literature review on the tools and procedures used to estimate and plan human resources allocation in health and to use this review as the basis for identifying the advantages, limitations, and complementary characteristics of these tools, subsequently proposing the need for more in-depth studies on their applicability for designing regional health policies. The article then presents the concept of global public health goods, the generation and use of which results in a strategic alternative for improving both health systems integration in the region and quality of life for the population covered by such services.