Transcription of HEALTH SYSTEMS PROFILE BARBADOS
1 MONITORING AND ANALIZING HEALTH SYSTEMS CHANGE/REFORMD ecember 2008 HEALTH SYSTEMS PROFILEBARBADOS978-92-75-13031-5 HEALTH SYSTEMS PROFILEBARBADOSD ecember 2008 Area of HEALTH SYSTEMS and Services HSS-SPPan American HEALTH Organization/World HEALTH OrganizationPAHO HQ library Catalog-in-PublicationPan American HEALTH Organization HEALTH SYSTEMS Profi le BARBADOS Washington, : PAHO, 2008 ISBN 978-92-75-13031-5 (electronic) I. Title1. HEALTH SYSTEMS2. HEALTH CARE REFORM3. HEALTH PUBLIC POLICY4. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH ACCESIBILITY5. HEALTH SERVICES ACCESIBILITY6. HEALTH PROFILE7. BARBADOSNLM , 2008 The electronic version of this document is available on the HEALTH SYSTEMS Strengthening in Latin America and the Caribbean website and can be accessed at: For any questions regarding this document, please contact publication was produced by the Pan American HEALTH Organization/World HEALTH Organization (PAHO/WHO).
2 It was made possible through support provided by the Offi ce of Regional Sustainable Development, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, Agency for International Development (USAID), under the terms of Grant No. LAC-G-00-07-00001. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author (s) and do not necessarily refl ect the views of document can be reproduced and/or translated, in whole or in part, for non-commercial purposes & Layout: MariaLaura ReosACKNOWLEDGEMENTSList of persons and institutions that participated in the elaboration of the HEALTH SYSTEMS Profi le:Participating Institutions: Ministry of HEALTH , BarbadosMembers of Team: Mr.
3 Samuel Deane Ms. Stacia Ishmael Ms. Stacie Goring Mrs. Angela Crawford Mrs. Roxanne Beckles-White Mr. Marc Ifi ll Mrs. Heather Payne Drakes PAHO/ECC Offi ce, BarbadosValidating Institution: Ministry of HEALTH , BarbadosExternal reviewers: Mr.
4 Martin Cox Permanent Secretary, Ministry of HEALTH Dr. Joy St. John Chief Medical Offi cer Dr. Ingrid Cumberbatch Senior Medical of HEALTH (North) Dr. Elizabeth Ferdinand Senior Medical Offi cer of HEALTH (South) Dr. Leslie Rollock Senior Medical Offi cer of HEALTH (CNCD) Mrs.
5 Denise Carter-Taylor Senior HEALTH Promotion Mrs. Larone Hyland HEALTH Promotion Offi cer13 TABLE OF CONTENTSLIST OF ACRONYMS 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 INTRODUCTION 51.
6 CONTEXT OF THE HEALTH system HEALTH Situation Analysis Demographic Analysis Epidemiological Analysis Millennium Development Goals Determinants of HEALTH Political determinants
7 Economic Determinants Social Determinants Environmental Determinants 152.
8 FUNCTIONS OF THE HEALTH system Steering Role Mapping of the HEALTH Authority Conduct/Lead Regulation Evaluation of the Essential Public Heath Functions (EPHF)
9 Financing and assurance Financing Assurance Service Provision Supply and Demand for HEALTH Services Human Resources Development Medicines and other HEALTH Products Equipment & Technology
10 Quality Assurance 283. MONITORING HEALTH system CHANGE/REFORM Impact on HEALTH system Functions Impact on the Guiding Principles of HEALTH Sector Reform Equity
