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The Oportunidades Human Development Program: lessons learned

Presentation Structure. The Oportunidades program today Primary health-related results Conclusions Challenges for the future. (Originally called Progresa). It is a program: that targets the poorest families and communities in Mexico, based on conditional cash transfers, that is multi-sect

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The Oportunidades Human Development Program: lessons learned

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    1. The Oportunidades Human Development Program: lessons learned

    2. Presentation Structure

    3. The Oportunidades Program

    4. The Oportunidades Program

    5. Growth of the Program

    6. Components of the Program

    8. Conditional Transfer Scheme

    9. Basic Package of Health Services

    10. Oportunidades has great potential for improving women’s and children’s health

    15. Oportunidades does not have an effect on weight for height in urban areas

    16. Impact of the Program on the prevalence of anemia in urban areas

    17. Other child health findings

    18. Other child health findings Exclusive maternal breastfeeding for both groups was 2.5 months on average Cognitive development: McCarthy and WJM IIIExclusive maternal breastfeeding for both groups was 2.5 months on average Cognitive development: McCarthy and WJM III

    19. Irregular sessions Insufficient information about nutritional complements Language barriers in rural areas Poor learning and teaching conditions In rural and urban areas, the educational component is weak

    21. Trend toward an increase in obesity among women >18 years old in urban areas

    22. Change in the BMI. Women >18 years old in urban areas

    23. Impact of Oportunidades on maternal and child mortality

    24. Evolution of maternal mortality The analysis of historical data on maternal mortality shows a reduction of: 6.5% between 1990 and 1995 12.7% between 1995 and 2000, 12.8% between 2000 and 2005.

    25. Women that know about and use contraceptive methods in rural areas, 2003 Incorporated in 2000 ControlIncorporated in 2000 Control

    26. Prenatal care in rural areas 2003

    27. Average number of procedures carried out in relation to the NOM* for prenatal and newborn care in rural areas in 2003

    28. Other women’s health findings

    29. Percentage of women receiving care from a doctor at the time of delivery

    31. Percentage of Oportunidades covered by the Popular Insurance Casi 40 % de los beneficiarios en los estados del surCasi 40 % de los beneficiarios en los estados del sur

    33. Oportunidades has had an important effect on child health in rural areas (growth and anemia) Oportunidades has had a smaller effect on the health of the population in rural areas Oportunidades has had modest effects on women’s health Oportunidades has had positive effects on the health indicators related to co-responsibilities Few or no impacts on “hard” health indicators Conclusions

    34. Oportunidades has no effect on obesity and overweight in women There is evidence of an important increase in the overall population Evidence that the health component needs overall improvement: Undesirable quality of health services Weak educational sessions Limited access to Popular Insurance in the most vulnerable areas Conclusions

    35. Challenges for the future

    36. Challenges for the future

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