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[email protected] Aceso Global Panama Country Report: Transition Readiness Assessment This report is prepared in collaboration with APMG Health. APMG Health Inc. 5618 Kansas Avenue NW Washington DC 20011 www.apmghealth.com i Aceso Global Panama Country Report: Transition Readiness Assessment Acknowledgements This Country Report was prepared by Maureen Lewis, Anna Bonfert, Danielle Parsons and Carlos García de León. Abid Shah and Dave Burrows offered advice and support throughout. Kiran Correa provided superb research assistance. We thank Michael Borowitz, Noemie Restrepo, Carmen Gonzalez and Paul Bonilla for their guidance, comments, and support in the elaboration of this Country Report. We also thank our Panamanian counterparts for their invaluable insights and facilitation of the country visit and data collection process. We benefitted greatly from in-depth interviews with various departments of the Ministery of Health, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Social Development. We are grateful for the support received from Dra. Itza Barahona de Mosca, Dr. Aurélio Núñez, Dr. Edwin Aizpurúa and their respective colleagues. We sincerely value your time and dedication to this project. We would also like to express our appreciation for the contributions from PAHO and UNAIDS that enriched the discussions in country and helped us finalize the report. Finally, we thank all civil society and partners representatives with whom we met for sharing their experiences and concerns with us. A list of all stakeholders consulted is included in Appendix 1.