Publicación:

Caracterización de las secretarías de salud de los municipios del departamento de Antioquia y su impacto en la capacidad de gestión

Resumen

The administrative decentralization process in Colombia, which has begun over 30 years ago, keeps on expanding under the supervision carried out by the Government based on the results obtained by the management of its territorial officials and entities. Taking into account the information given by the municipal health directorates of the Department of Antioquia, and the level of management granted by the departmental entity to its health secretariats for the period of 2016, we have performed an evaluation of the profile of the Local Health Directors of the Department of Antioquia, aiming at defining which of them fulfill the requirements or have the best profile, and which of them were granted with the highest level of management in the last period. The findings show that those who best fulfill the requirements obtained more consistent results. We also attempt to evaluate the impact of the official’s suitability on the municipal health management in the Department of Antioquia.