Health care in Colombia

A psychiatry resident prepares to carry out ECT therapy at the mental health unit of the Federico Lleras Acosta in Ibagué

Health care in Colombia refers to the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions in the Republic of Colombia.

The Human Rights Measurement Initiative[1] finds that Colombia is fulfilling 94.0% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income.[2] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, Colombia achieves 96.3% of what is expected based on its current income.[3] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves only 91.7% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income.[3] Colombia falls into the "fair" category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling 93.9% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.[3] The country is in 11th position among 200 countries when measuring the effectiveness of its health system.[4]

  1. ^ "Human Rights Measurement Initiative – The first global initiative to track the human rights performance of countries". humanrightsmeasurement.org. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  2. ^ "Colombia- HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  3. ^ a b c "Colombia - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Archived from the original on 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  4. ^ "Right to health". Human Rights Tracker. Retrieved 2024-07-16.