Gesundheitspolitik in Lateinamerika

Access to health care in Latin America is highly dependent on the social position. Drawing on the case studies El Salvador and Argentina the book analyzes why Latin American health systems are characterized by huge social inequalities that, despite many reform initiatives, are hardly diminished. The work focuses on the social conflicts concerning the design of health policies between governments, international organizations, unions, and social movements. How do international influence, historical structures, and social power relations shape health policy? Which kind of reforms are useful to improve health service and to reduce the huge social inequalities in that field?