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Objetivo. Caracterizar áreas de cooperación interinstitucional y agendas con-vergentes de salud de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud/Organización Mundial de la Salud (OPS/OMS), del Consejo de Salud de la Unión de Naciones Suramericanas (UNASUR) y de la Organización del Tratado de Cooperación Amazónica (OTCA) en América del Sur a partir de los determinantes sociales de la salud. Métodos. Estudio cualitativo basado en fuentes documentales oficiales de las tres organizaciones. El abordaje metodológico desarrolló un análisis comparativo sobre las agendas de salud de esos organismos y la Declaración de Río (2011). La sistematización de la información se realizó por medio de una matriz analítica que identifica convergencias en las respectivas agendas. Resultados. La formulación de las agendas de salud de estos organismos recibe influencias de diversas fuerzas internacionales tales como la política externa de los Estados Miembros, estrategias y modelos de cooperación internacional y lineamientos político-estratégicos de las instituciones. Estas agendas revelan esfuerzos por fortalecer bloques, mecanismos de cooperación y acciones programáticas articuladas. Conclusiones. Las agendas de la OPS/OMS, del Consejo de Salud de la UNASUR y de la OTCA apuntan posibilidades de convergencias en diversas áreas programáticas, con énfasis en los determinantes sociales de la salud. A partir de los acuerdos globales de la Declaración de Río como un marco analítico que establece recomendaciones en cinco esferas decisorias, es posible desarrollar acciones de cooperación estructurante en los países de la región, mediadas en conjunto por estos organismos.
Objective. Characterize areas of interinstitutional cooperation and converging health agendas of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the Health Council of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), and the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) in South America based on social determinants of health. Methods. A qualitative study based on official documentary sources from the three organizations, using a comparative analysis of the health agendas of these agencies and the Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health (2011). Information was systematized using an analytical matrix that identifies convergences in the respective agendas. Results. Development of the health agendas of these agencies is influenced by various international forces such as Member States’ foreign policy, international cooperation strategies and models, and the institutions’ political and strategic guidelines. These agendas reveal efforts to strengthen blocs, cooperation mechanisms, and coordinated programmatic actions. Conclusions. The agendas of PAHO/WHO, the UNASUR Health Council, and ACTO point towards opportunities for convergence in various programmatic areas, emphasizing social determinants of health. Based on the overall agreements of the Rio Declaration as an analytical framework with recommendations in five decisionmaking spheres, structural cooperation actions can be carried out in the region’s countries, jointly mediated by these agencies.
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Social Determinants of Health , Global Health , South America , Social Determinants of Health , Global Health , South AmericaABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: Characterize areas of interinstitutional cooperation and converging health agendas of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), the Health Council of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), and the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) in South America based on social determinants of health. METHODS: A qualitative study based on official documentary sources from the three organizations, using a comparative analysis of the health agendas of these agencies and the Rio Political Declaration on Social Determinants of Health (2011). Information was systematized using an analytical matrix that identifies convergences in the respective agendas. RESULTS: Development of the health agendas of these agencies is influenced by various international forces such as Member States' foreign policy, international cooperation strategies and models, and the institutions' political and strategic guidelines. These agendas reveal efforts to strengthen blocs, cooperation mechanisms, and coordinated programmatic actions. CONCLUSIONS: The agendas of PAHO/WHO, the UNASUR Health Council, and ACTO point towards opportunities for convergence in various programmatic areas, emphasizing social determinants of health. Based on the overall agreements of the Rio Declaration as an analytical framework with recommendations in five decision-making spheres, structural cooperation actions can be carried out in the region's countries, jointly mediated by these agencies.
