Social differences and health in Paraguay

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present health inequalities as a global problem that affects a large part of the paraguayan population, and whose persistence becomes one of the most serious problems in the field of health and a challenge for all who seek solutions. Poverty and poor health are interrelated phenomena. Underdeveloped countries tend to have poorer health outcomes than wealthier ones, and within each country poor people have more health problems than well-to-do. This association reflects a causal relationship that works both ways: poverty creates poor health, and poor health keeps the poor poor. This article examines the existing inequalities in paraguayan society, and how these can directly affect the availability of primary health, and highlights the understanding that access to public health is a basic human right, provided by the world organization of health (who).