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Democracia sem equidade: um balanço da reforma sanitária e dos dezenove anos de implantação do Sistema Único de Saúde no Brasil / Democracy without equity: analysis of health reform and nineteen years of National Health System in Brazil
Coelho, Ivan Batista.
Affiliation
  • Coelho, Ivan Batista; UFMG. Núcleo de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva. Belo Horizonte. BR
Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.) ; 15(1): 171-183, jan. 2010.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-538941
Responsible library: BR1.1
RESUMO
Este artigo procura avaliar os dezenove anos da implementação do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) no Brasil sob o prisma da equidade. Toma como ponto de partida um contexto de expectativas vigentes nos anos oitenta do século XX de que a democratização do país e do setor saúde pudesse, por si, levar a uma situação mais equitativa em relação ao acesso a serviços de saúde. Discute os conceitos de democracia e equidade, analisando que situações podem facilitar ou dificultar sua associação no plano teórico, aplicando-os ao contexto brasileiro de forma mais geral e aos movimentos pela reforma sanitária e implementação do SUS em particular. Procura também evidenciar os limites e as possibilidades destes movimentos no que tange à redução das desigualdades no acesso a serviços de saúde que ainda persistem. A conclusão aponta a necessidade de que se estabeleçam outros movimentos que busquem a redução destas e de outras desigualdades, como o acesso á educação, moradia, etc., chamando a atenção, em especial, para o papel do Estado, que é questionado em sua pretensa debilidade para promover justiça social, uma vez que se mostra muito potente quando aborda outras questões.
ABSTRACT
This paper aims to evaluate the nineteen years of the National Health System in Brazil, under the prism of equity. It takes into account the current political context in Brazil in the 80s, that the democratization of the country and the health sector could, per se, lead to a more equitable situation regarding the access to health services. Democracy and equity concepts are here discussed; analyzing which situations may facilitate or make it difficult its association in a theoretical plan, applying them to the Brazilian context in a more general form and, to emphasizing practical implications to the National Health System and to groups of activism related to health reforms. It also seeks to show the limits and possibilities of these groups with regards to the reduction of inequality, in relation to the access to health services, which still remain. To conclude, the author points out the need for other movements to be established which seek the reduction of such and other inequalities, such as access to education, housing, etc, drawing special attention to the role played by the State, which is questioned regarding its incapacity of promoting equity, once it presents itself as being powerful when approaching other matters.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: SDG3 - Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health / Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas / SDG3 - Health and Well-Being Health problem: Multisectoral Coordination / Goal 1 Equitable access to health services / Goal 11: Inequalities and inequities in health / Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health Database: LILACS Main subject: Health Care Reform / Democracy / National Health Programs Aspects: Equity and inequality Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Portuguese Journal: Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.) Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2010 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: UFMG/BR
Full text: Available Collection: International databases Health context: SDG3 - Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health / Sustainable Health Agenda for the Americas / SDG3 - Health and Well-Being Health problem: Multisectoral Coordination / Goal 1 Equitable access to health services / Goal 11: Inequalities and inequities in health / Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health Database: LILACS Main subject: Health Care Reform / Democracy / National Health Programs Aspects: Equity and inequality Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: Portuguese Journal: Ciênc. Saúde Colet. (Impr.) Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2010 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: UFMG/BR
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