Challenges with pediatric surgical financing and universal health coverage in Guatemala: A qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT: The financing of surgical care for children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains challenging and may restrict adherence to universal health coverage (UHC) frameworks. Our aims were to describe Guatemala's national pediatric surgical financing structure, to identify financing challenges, and to develop recommendations to improve the financing of surgical care for children. We conducted a qualitative study of the financing of surgical care for children in Guatemala's public health system with key informant interviews (n = 20) with experts in the medical, financial, and political health sectors. We used this data to generate recommendations to improve surgical care financing for children. We identified several systemic challenges to the financing of surgical care for children,

SUBMITTER: Landrum KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021280 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature