[Health reform, equity and the right to health in Colombia].
The author develops a long-term perspective to assess advances in equity and the right to health in the Colombian health system reform. In a restricted political system, actors in the field of health in Colombia have chosen individualistic alternatives to legalize inequities in individual purchasing power for services. Despite the complex regulations established in the General System for Social Security in Health, there is a trend towards consolidating traditional inequities and to further restrict opportunities for achieving the right to health with full, equitable, universal guarantees.
Departamento de Salud Pública y Tropical, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. mha062@cable.net.co
Mario
M
Hernandez
D003105:Colombia; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration; D006291:Health Policy; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D012935:Social Justice; D012943:Social Security; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors