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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and World Health Organization (WHO) were involved in creating the Country Cooperation Strategy agenda for Colombia in 2011. The agenda consists of four different priorities related to health in Colombia. The first priority is aimed toward strengthening the health authority in order to develop public policies that reduce health inequality by targeting the social determinant risk factors. The second priority is aimed toward strengthening the Colombian Health System based on Primary Health Care. This is needed to improve the access, quality, and timeliness of care as well as the economic sustainability and the health impact. The third priority is aimed toward confronting the health challenges associated with the changes in the environment, demographics, and epidemiology. The fourth and final strategy is aimed at strengthening the international cooperation and relations so Colombia can meet their health goals.

In 2012 Colombia created a 10-year Public Health Plan. This plan addresses health as a right, different approaches to healthcare for different populations, and the conceptual model which is based on the social determinants of health (WHO, 2014). There are two objectives of the 10-year Public Health Plan. The first is to address the social determinants of health and the health inequalities in early childhood and adolescence, aging and old age, health and gender, health in varying ethnic populations, disability, and those that are victims of armed conflict. The second objective is to encourage good management practices and to increase capacity in order to promote social mobility in all sectors, the participation of civil society and organized groups in planning and control of interventions and resources, and controlling conflicts of interest. This includes strengthening the health authority for regulation, leadership, financial management, monitoring the social security system, epidemiological and health surveillance, social mobilization, implementation of collective action, and the guarantee of assurance and provision of healthcare. This is needed in order to restore the basic competencies of the health authority and to locally act as planners and action integrators of healthcare (Minsalud, 2016).

The WHO and the PAHO both actively participated in the creation of the United Nations Development Action Framework (UNDAF) of Colombia in 2012. The UNDAF is composed of four areas for the cooperation of health: the struggle against poverty and social inequality, environmental sustainability and disaster management, strengthening democratic governance, and progressing toward peace and security (WHO, 2014).

As of 2013 there are now two legal processes that the Colombian health system is subject to. The first is a Statutory Law which establishes the fundamental right to health. The second is an Ordinary Law that attempts to define the structure, operation, competencies, and resources of the system (WHO, 2014).

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WHO recently declared Zika virus a global health emergency

Colombia has the second most number of cases behind Brazil

Estimated 80,000-100,000 cases in Colombia, most unreported

Infected pregnant mothers may have children born with microcephaly and congenital deformations

Prevention is the first step to controlling virus

Dr. Alvaro Casallas, an MD, and Maria Rozo, a vector expert, made an urgent call to implement a public health program for defense against the virus (CCS, 2016)

Zika virus

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