BRIEF CONSIDERATIONS ON “PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES IN BRAZIL: CHALLENGE OF EFFECTIVENESS WITH EQUITY”

Abstract

The subject of this extended summary is: Public Health Policies in Brazil: Challenge of Effectiveness with Equity. The following problem was investigated: “What are the challenges faced to implement public health policies in an equitable way?” The following hypothesis was considered: There is discrimination in the access of certain social groups to public health in Brazil. The general objective is “To demonstrate the greatest difficulties to implement public health policies in the country. ” The specific objectives are: “Analyze public policies aimed at minorities, their difficulties in providing care”; “To examine the management of these policies to promote them in their due proportion”; “To demonstrate the reasons for the difficulties in implementing these public health policies in Brazil. ”. This work is important from an individual perspective due to the lack of access of certain groups in Brazilian public health; for science, it is relevant because it provokes the perception that de-bureaucratization, de-politicization are essential to make them effective; adds to society because health is essential for survival, dignity of the human person and protection of life, the most valuable asset within the legal system, essential for the Democratic Rule of Law. It is a qualitative theoretical research lasting four months.