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Gianella, Camila, Gideon, Jasmine, Salas, Mariana, Bayliss, Kate, De Falco, Rossella, Romero, María José and Iguiñiz, Ruth (2024) 'A 'Common Sense' Response to Health Inequalities in Peru? Public-Private Partnerships in Health and the Implications for the Right to Health and Economic Inequality.' Journal of Human Rights Practice, 16 (3). pp. 836-851.

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Abstract

Drawing on the case of Peru, our analysis looks at the ways in which the mainstream media creates support for government policies aimed at implementing Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the health sector. Peru has a highly fragmented and segmented healthcare system, and the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the deeply embedded inequalities in accessing healthcare across the country. Nevertheless, the construction of hospitals financed and managed via a PPP arrangement has been one of the major solutions proposed and implemented by successive Peruvian governments in response to the health sector’s challenges. As our analysis demonstrates, the media has played a significant role in promoting this ‘common sense’ agenda whereby greater reliance on the private sector is presented as a solution to the weaknesses of the public sector. Our article considers the wider evidence on the role of PPPs in the health sector and contends that there is very little evidence on the system-wide benefits of PPPs, thus raising significant concerns about their ability to address health inequalities effectively. It also raises important questions about how far PPPs are able to support states in guaranteeing the right to health for their citizens.

Item Type: Journal Article
SOAS Departments & Centres: School Research Centres > Centre for Water and Development
ISSN: 17579619
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): https://doi.org/10.1093/jhuman/huae016
SWORD Depositor: JISC Publications Router
Date Deposited: 27 Jul 2024 20:50
URI: https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/42294
Funders: Other, Other

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