[Implementation research of primary health care in Paraguay in three periods of government: political, technical and social dimensions at the subnational level.].

Objective: The study hopes to contribute to the analysis of political, technical and social dimensions and sub-dimensions that affect the processes of adjustments to the health system model based on the renewed PHC (Primary Health Care) strategy, at the regional (meso) and local levels. (micro), levels where problems and obstacles are externalized and institutional capacity gaps are verified, in contexts of changes in political leadership, which put their sustainability at risk. The observation included three government periods (2008-2012, 2012- 2013 and 2013-2018), in two departments of Paraguay (Misiones -rural- and Central -urban-).

Stewardship and governance: structuring dimensions for Implementation Primary Health Care Policies in Paraguay, 2008-2017.

This study analyzes the conduction patterns of implementing Primary Health Care (PHC) in Paraguay in three government periods (2008-2012, 2012-2013 and 2013-2017) and three management levels (national, regional and local). This is a qualitative study based on grounded theory. A priori categories on PHC stewardship and governance in Paraguay were analyzed.

[Primary Healthcare in Paraguay: overview and prospects].

This paper presents an overview of Primary Health Care (PHC) in Paraguay, as part of a multicentric study, seeking to identify the possibilities of PHC as a factor for reorganizing the health system. The methodology adopts the comprehensive PHC concept, and takes into consideration the system's segmentation, formed by the public sector of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Social Security, a not-for-profit private sector, a private for-profit sector and a mixed sector. The study analyzes 5 dimensions: stewardship, financing, resources, integration/continuity, intersectorality/participation, through reviewing data from the literature and official documents, and key informant interviews (experts, decision-makers, professionals and civil society).