title: [The health system of Bolivia].
abstract: This paper describes the Bolivian health system, including its structure and organization, its financing sources, its health expenditure, its physical, material and humans resources, its stewardship activities and the its health research institutions. It also discusses the most recent policy innovations developed in Bolivia: the Maternal and Child Universal Insurance, the Program for the Extension of Coverage to Rural Areas, the Family, Community and Inter-Cultural Health Model and the cash-transfer program Juana Azurduy intended to strengthen maternal and child care.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Planificación y Gestión, Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Cochabamba, Bolivia. carmenledo@gmail.com
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ledo
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Soria
mesh_terms: D001838:Bolivia; D003256:Community Participation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003710:Demography; D005381:Financing, Organized / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006078:Government Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006295:Health Resources / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006296:Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006298:Health Services Administration / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007342:Insurance Benefits / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017149:Private Sector / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012943:Social Security / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014798:Vital Statistics