Making the right to health a reality for Brazil's indigenous peoples: innovation, decentralization and equity.
MEDICC Rev
; 13(3): 50-3, 2011 07.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21778961
This article provides an overview of governance arrangements and changes in the Brazilian public health system since 1988, when the "Citizen's Constitution" declared health to be a universal right. Since then, population coverage has grown substantially and health indicators have improved. Despite these achievements, inequities in access remain an important barrier to universal coverage, in particular for marginalized groups such as indigenous peoples. This article discusses the innovation cycle that produced the gains and recent efforts to guarantee more equitable access to health services for the indigenous population in a continent-sized country historically plagued by great inequalities.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Disparidades em Assistência à Saúde
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Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde
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Serviços de Saúde do Indígena
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Programas Nacionais de Saúde
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
MEDICC Rev
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos