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What does COVID-19 tell us about the Peruvian health system?

Gianella, Camila; Gideon, Jasmine; Romero, Maria Jose

Authors

Camila Gianella

Jasmine Gideon

Maria Jose Romero



Abstract

Peru seemed well placed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic as a country that had achieved sustained economic growth and moved towards achieving universal health coverage. However, Peru has one of the highest rates of transmission and mortality worldwide. This article analyses what the pandemic has unveiled with regards to the health system, arguing that a focus on meeting global development targets, including by promoting public-private partnerships in health, has distracted attention from the underlying structural causes of inequalities and enabled the continuation of a highly fragmented system, with access determined by income, gender, ethnicity and geography.

Citation

Gianella, C., Gideon, J., & Romero, M. J. (2021). What does COVID-19 tell us about the Peruvian health system?. Canadian Journal of Development Studies, 42(1-2), 55-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/02255189.2020.1843009

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 20, 2020
Online Publication Date Dec 7, 2020
Publication Date Apr 1, 2021
Deposit Date May 10, 2022
Journal Canadian Journal of Development Studies
Print ISSN 0225-5189
Electronic ISSN 2158-9100
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 42
Issue 1-2
Pages 55-67
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/02255189.2020.1843009
Keywords Peru, public-private partnerships, universal health coverage, SDGs, inequalities
Publisher URL https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02255189.2020.1843009