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Decisions, usually developed by government policymakers, for determining present and future objectives pertaining to the health care system. [Source: DeCS D006291]

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Dr. Mirta Roses Periago. Directora, OPS. Las Políticas públicas y los sistemas de salud: Perspectivas de Equidad Sanitaria para las Americas. 7o. Congreso Internacional de Salud Pública. Medellín, 1-4 de junio de 2011. (Only in Spanish)

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Health Agenda for the Americas 2008–2017

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PAHO Strategic Plan 2008-2012

Public policies and health systems and services. [Chapter 4. Health in the Americas. 2007]

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