Casalud: innovations for the transformation of health systems
Tapia-Conyer, R.; Gallardo-Rincón, H.éc.; Saucedo-Martínez, R.
Gaceta Medica de Mexico 148(6): 567-571
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0016-3813 PMID: 23254716 Document Number: 661191
The increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has impacted the health systems by demanding unbearable costs of care and diminishing people's quality of life. The Instituto Carlos Slim de la Salud, a non-profit organization, has developed the model Casalud to convene partnerships with state governments to establish a reengineering process of primary care clinics, improving the delivery of services and leveraging on the different technological platforms to connect them with the households. The model Casalud strengthens the delivery of services and increases the timely demand of care. It is actually implemented in seven states seeking a progressive scale-up.