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¿Son alcanzables los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio? / Can we achieve the Millenium Objetives?
Rodríguez Acosta, Sandra; Baca Mejía, William.
Affiliation
  • Rodríguez Acosta, Sandra; Universidad del Norte. Barranquilla. CO
  • Baca Mejía, William; Universidad del Norte. Barranquilla. CO
Salud UNINORTE ; 23(2): 251-275, dic. 2007. tab, graf
Article in Es | LILACS | ID: lil-480342
Responsible library: CO5.1
ABSTRACT
Colombia, along with 188 countries, committed itself to achieve the so-called Millennium Development Goals. This depends on the performance of the Colombian “departamentos” (provinces) with respect to the basic indicators. Though the central government and local administrations have agreed to pursue these objectives, it is not clear that they will be successful. This paper focuses on the case of the Departamento of Atlántico. The analysis of the basic indicators for this section of the country shows that it is likely that five of the eight objectives pursued will not be reached. There is no information system with which to develop indicators to gauge the effectiveness of government action. Finally, it was found that there is no clear overall policy for the attainment of the declared goals.
RESUMEN
Al igual que otros 188 países, Colombia se comprometió con los denominados Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio. El logro del compromiso nacional dependerá del desempeño que los departamentos tengan en los indicadores básicos. Aunque se han firmado acuerdos entre el orden central y los gobiernos locales, no se observa un camino claro para alcanzar estos objetivos. Este trabajo se enfoca en el caso del departamento del Atlántico. El análisis de la información disponible muestra que existe un alto riesgo de no lograr por lo menos cinco de los ocho objetivos planteados. Además, no se cuenta con un sistema de información clara para la construcción a futuro de los indicadores necesarios. Finalmente, no existe una política global clara para redireccionar el camino.
Subject(s)
Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Social Planning / Health Care Economics and Organizations / Health Policy / Human Development Limits: Humans Language: Es Journal: Salud UNINORTE Journal subject: SAUDE PUBLICA Year: 2007 Type: Article
Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Social Planning / Health Care Economics and Organizations / Health Policy / Human Development Limits: Humans Language: Es Journal: Salud UNINORTE Journal subject: SAUDE PUBLICA Year: 2007 Type: Article