International health in the XXI century

a renewed perspective from Latin America, a comprehensive scheme for its analysis

Abstract

The development of a Latin American perspective on International Health was initiated through an OPS training program in 1985 and gained academic exposure with the publication of the book International Health: a North-South Debate, which compiles the presentations from a Seminar held 
in Quebec, Canada, in March 1991.Despite the existence of other denominations to describe this field since the mid-90s, the term “International Health with a Latin American Perspective” (SIPLa,  for its Spanish acronym) is reaffirmed. This choice emphasizes its political approach, as well as the central role played by governments and states. It also high lights the importance of position in gone self, outside the centers of power, in the fields of professional training in Public Health and International Health. This article provides a brief overview of the last three decades of International Health and proposes a comprehensive scheme of guiding questions for analyzing of the International Health agenda from a Latin American perspective.