Health Resource Allocation in Rural Colombia. Appendix B

摘要

The report develops two systematic approaches--computer mapping techniques and location analysis--as tools to assist Colombian health officials in planning for the allocation, development and use of rural health resources. Present allocation methods and issues of rural health extension are discussed. Health and demographic data is presented and analyzed for 14 indicators in the State of Valle de Cauca. Computer mapping and health status index are used for comparing various combinations of health and demographic factors. Maximal covering is used to assess three issues related to deployment of ambulances. Information is presented on village population, travel times and distances between villages and the status of existing health services in Zarzal, a five county region in the State of Valle de Cauca, Colombia. Trade-off curves are presented, maps are developed to show how medical vehicles cover rural population.