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Short Summary
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| Title |
The Public Budget and Maternal Mortality in Mexico:
An Overview of the Experience |
| Author |
Diaz, D. and Hofbauer, H. |
| Publication
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November 2004 |
| Publisher |
International Budget Project |
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Short Summary |
This report comes out of a collaborative project
to evaluate the allocation of public resources to the reduction of
maternal mortality. The study's findings showed that basic health
services were insufficient to face the challenge of reducing maternal
mortality among the poor. The research and advocacy that has resulted
from the collaboration has had several positive outcomes including
the fact that the federal government has earmarked a substantial amount
of decentralised health resources to programmes specifically targeting
maternal health. A strategic choice made during the research was to
contrast the money allocated to maternal and reproductive health in
the public budgets with other areas of spending, which highlighted
that resources were indeed available. This bolstered the position
of health ministry officials who were being forced to reduce their
budgets. Changes were also achieved because information was gathered
and presented in a timely fashion. External factors that also contributed
to the success of the project, include the passage of an 'access to
information' law in Mexico in 2003 and changes to the structure of
the Ministry of Health that strengthened interaction and discussion
of the issues. |
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