[Strategies by civil society organizations for access to breast cancer drugs in the Brazilian Unified National Health System]. / Estratégias de instituições da sociedade civil no acesso a medicamentos para câncer de mama no SUS.
Cad Saude Publica
; 31(7): 1517-27, 2015 Jul.
Article
em Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26248106
This study aims to identify and analyze strategies by civil society organizations working with breast cancer (CSOs) on access to drugs in Brazilian Unified National Health System (SUS) and the main social actors. A qualitative approach used the snowball technique, semi-structured interviews, and participant observation. Thematic analysis was based on the following categories: access to drugs for breast cancer treatment, relationship between CSOs and government, relationship between CSOs and the pharmaceutical industry, and other strategies used by CSOs. The results showed that civil society organizations have influenced access to drugs for breast cancer in the SUS and that their main strategies have focused on pressuring government at all levels. Meanwhile, the pharmaceutical industry sponsors some CSOs in order to strengthen them and expand its own market. The main difficulties in access to such drugs involve insufficient services, unequal treatment, and inclusion of technology in the SUS.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Organizações sem Fins Lucrativos
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Neoplasias da Mama
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Indústria Farmacêutica
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Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde
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Antineoplásicos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Cad Saude Publica
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil