Achieving Health Outcomes in Colombia
This case study on Colombia describes how the civil registration and national identification system and the health information system have facilitated progress toward universal health coverage. The study includes a description of Colombia’s General Social Health Insurance System (Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud [SGSSS]), assignment of a unique personal identification number (UPIN) at birth, and the interoperability of the civil registration and health information systems. It explains how the civil registration system and the UPIN have helped improve health outcomes and explains the role of death registration. The study finishes with conclusions, lessons learned, and recommendations. A brief overview of Colombia is presented in Annex 1. This study focuses on identification of and access to health services, which are considered rights in Colombia. This report emphasizes the importance of establishing an individual’s legal identity in childhood to facilitate early access to social and other services and for greater accuracy in population statistics.
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dig-okr-10986325382024-08-07T19:03:04Z Achieving Health Outcomes in Colombia Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System, Unique Personal Identification Number, and Unified Beneficiary Registry System for Births and Deaths Toro Roa, Juan Pablo Iunes, Roberto F. Mills, Samuel CIVIL REGISTRATION VITAL STATISTICS UNIQUE ID BIRTH REGISTRATION DEATH REGISTRY NATIONAL ID HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE This case study on Colombia describes how the civil registration and national identification system and the health information system have facilitated progress toward universal health coverage. The study includes a description of Colombia’s General Social Health Insurance System (Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud [SGSSS]), assignment of a unique personal identification number (UPIN) at birth, and the interoperability of the civil registration and health information systems. It explains how the civil registration system and the UPIN have helped improve health outcomes and explains the role of death registration. The study finishes with conclusions, lessons learned, and recommendations. A brief overview of Colombia is presented in Annex 1. This study focuses on identification of and access to health services, which are considered rights in Colombia. This report emphasizes the importance of establishing an individual’s legal identity in childhood to facilitate early access to social and other services and for greater accuracy in population statistics. 2019-10-16T16:44:09Z 2019-10-16T16:44:09Z 2019-08 Working Paper Document de travail Documento de trabajo http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/709921570776529158/Achieving-Health-Outcomes-in-Colombia-Civil-Registration-and-Vital-Statistics-System-Unique-Personal-Identification-Number-and-Unified-Beneficiary-Registry-System-for-Births-and-Deaths https://hdl.handle.net/10986/32538 English Health, Nutrition, and Population Discussion Paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank application/pdf text/plain World Bank, Washington, DC |
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This case study on Colombia describes
how the civil registration and national identification
system and the health information system have facilitated
progress toward universal health coverage. The study
includes a description of Colombia’s General Social Health
Insurance System (Sistema General de Seguridad Social en
Salud [SGSSS]), assignment of a unique personal
identification number (UPIN) at birth, and the
interoperability of the civil registration and health
information systems. It explains how the civil registration
system and the UPIN have helped improve health outcomes and
explains the role of death registration. The study finishes
with conclusions, lessons learned, and recommendations. A
brief overview of Colombia is presented in Annex 1. This
study focuses on identification of and access to health
services, which are considered rights in Colombia. This
report emphasizes the importance of establishing an
individual’s legal identity in childhood to facilitate early
access to social and other services and for greater accuracy
in population statistics. |
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CIVIL REGISTRATION VITAL STATISTICS UNIQUE ID BIRTH REGISTRATION DEATH REGISTRY NATIONAL ID HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE |
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Toro Roa, Juan Pablo Iunes, Roberto F. Mills, Samuel |
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Toro Roa, Juan Pablo Iunes, Roberto F. Mills, Samuel |
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Achieving Health Outcomes in Colombia |
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Achieving Health Outcomes in Colombia |
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Achieving Health Outcomes in Colombia |
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