Assessing costs of a hypertension program in primary care: evidence from the HEARTS program in Mexico

• Main Authors: Carlos Chivardi (Author), Brian Hutchinson (Author), Virginia Molina (Author), Elena Moreno (Author), Ileana Fajardo (Author), Gloria P. Giraldo-Arcila (Author), Hugo Miguel Malo (Author), Pedro Ordunez (Author), Roxana Rodríguez-Franco (Author), Andrew E. Moran (Author), Deliana Kostova (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Pan American Health Organization, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective. In 2021, Mexico launched the HEARTS program to improve the prevention and control of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in 20 primary care facilities in the states of Chiapas and Yucatán. This study projects the annual cost of program implementation and discusses budgetary implica...