López Mario Henry Rodríguez-
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Av. Universidad 655, Morelos, México.
J Public Health Policy. 2008 Apr;29(1):26-31. doi: 10.1057/palgrave.jphp.3200168.
As Binder et al. describe in their article in this issue of the Journal, most of the work of National Public Health Institutes (NPHIs) falls into the category of public goods. This is certainly true for the National Institute of Public Health (Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica (INSP)) of Mexico. Our mission is to contribute to social equity by improving public health in Mexico and Latin America, through the generation of knowledge, innovation in health systems, and public health training. At INSP, we believe that public health is a collective responsibility and that the state has a primary role in promoting and protecting the population's health. Binder et al. have performed a service by drawing attention to the importance of NPHIs and the challenges associated with funding public goods functions.
正如宾德等人在本期《期刊》上发表的文章中所描述的那样，国家公共卫生机构（NPHIs）的大部分工作都属于公共产品范畴。墨西哥国家公共卫生研究所（Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica (INSP)）当然也是如此。我们的使命是通过知识创造、卫生系统创新和公共卫生培训，改善墨西哥和拉丁美洲的公共卫生状况，从而促进社会公平。在INSP，我们认为公共卫生是一项集体责任，国家在促进和保护民众健康方面发挥着首要作用。宾德等人通过提请人们关注国家公共卫生机构的重要性以及为公共产品功能提供资金所面临的挑战，提供了一项服务。
