Brazil’s Primary Care Strategy

dc.creatorCouttolenc, Bernard
dc.creatorDmytraczenko, Tania
dc.date2013-05-02T17:55:03Z
dc.date2013-05-02T17:55:03Z
dc.date2013-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:52:41Z
dc.descriptionThis case study summarizes the responses to the questionnaire on The Nuts and Bolts of the Program Expanding Health Coverage to the Poor, developed within the framework of the World Bank's UNICO - Universal Challenge Program. By so doing, it assesses the key features and the achievements and challenges of Brazil s Primary Care Strategy (PCS) and analyzes the contribution of this strategy to the establishment and implementation of universal coverage. Section 2 provides context for the discussion by summarizing key reforms and the impact of the PCS and describes Brazil s health care delivery and financing system. The institutional architecture and interaction of the health care program (HCP), in this case the PCS, is discussed in section 3. Sections 4 through 8 outline the main features of the strategy, including the identification and targeting of beneficiaries, management of public funds, services covered, and the information environment. The case study concludes with a discussion of lessons learned (section 9) and the pending agenda (section 10).
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13287
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/13287
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412337
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationUNICO Studies Series;No. 2
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectaccess to health care
dc.subjectaccess to services
dc.subjectadministrative rules
dc.subjectAdult mortality
dc.subjectAdult mortality rate
dc.subjectage distribution
dc.subjectaged
dc.subjectbreastfeeding
dc.subjectbudget allocation
dc.subjectcapitation
dc.subjectcapitation system
dc.subjectchild mortality
dc.subjectchild mortality rate
dc.subjectchoice of providers
dc.subjectcities
dc.subjectcitizen
dc.subjectCommunicable diseases
dc.subjectCommunity Health
dc.subjectcommunity participation
dc.subjectcost of care
dc.subjectcost-effectiveness
dc.subjectdeaths
dc.subjectdelivery system
dc.subjectdemocracy
dc.subjectdental care
dc.subjectdental health
dc.subjectdeveloping countries
dc.subjectdevelopment strategies
dc.subjectdiabetes
dc.subjectdisease control
dc.subjectdrinking water
dc.subjecteconomic growth
dc.subjectemergency rooms
dc.subjectemployment
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectessential drugs
dc.subjectfamilies
dc.subjectFamily Health
dc.subjectfee-for-service
dc.subjectfee-for-service basis
dc.subjectfertility
dc.subjectfewer people
dc.subjectfinancial contributions
dc.subjectfinancial management
dc.subjectfinancial risks
dc.subjectglobal budgets
dc.subjectgross domestic product
dc.subjecthealth care
dc.subjectHealth Care Delivery
dc.subjecthealth care needs
dc.subjecthealth care networks
dc.subjecthealth care provision
dc.subjectHealth Care Use
dc.subjecthealth care utilization
dc.subjectHealth committees
dc.subjecthealth conditions
dc.subjectHealth Coverage
dc.subjecthealth determinants
dc.subjectHealth Economics
dc.subjecthealth education
dc.subjecthealth expenditure
dc.subjectHealth Expenditures
dc.subjecthealth indicators
dc.subjecthealth insurance
dc.subjectHealth Interventions
dc.subjecthealth management
dc.subjecthealth organizations
dc.subjecthealth outcomes
dc.subjecthealth planning
dc.subjectHealth Policy
dc.subjecthealth problems
dc.subjecthealth professionals
dc.subjecthealth professions
dc.subjecthealth promotion
dc.subjecthealth promotion activities
dc.subjecthealth providers
dc.subjecthealth reform
dc.subjectHealth reforms
dc.subjecthealth risks
dc.subjecthealth sector
dc.subjecthealth services
dc.subjecthealth spending
dc.subjecthealth status
dc.subjecthealth status indicators
dc.subjectHealth Strategy
dc.subjectHealth System
dc.subjectHealth System Performance
dc.subjectHealth System Reform
dc.subjecthealth systems
dc.subjecthealth workers
dc.subjecthealthcare services
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS
dc.subjecthome visits
dc.subjecthospital
dc.subjecthospital beds
dc.subjecthospital care
dc.subjecthospital services
dc.subjecthospitalization
dc.subjecthospitals
dc.subjectHuman Development
dc.subjecthuman resources
dc.subjectHypertension
dc.subjectill health
dc.subjectimmunization
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjectincome countries
dc.subjectincome distribution
dc.subjectindigenous groups
dc.subjectIndigenous Peoples
dc.subjectinequity in health
dc.subjectinfant
dc.subjectinfant mortality
dc.subjectinfant mortality rate
dc.subjectinformal sector
dc.subjectinformal sector workers
dc.subjectinformation campaigns
dc.subjectinformation system
dc.subjectinformation systems
dc.subjectinpatient care
dc.subjectinsurance
dc.subjectinsurance coverage
dc.subjectInsurance premiums
dc.subjectinsurance schemes
dc.subjectintegrated health care
dc.subjectintegration
dc.subjectlabor supply
dc.subjectlaws
dc.subjectlevel of poverty
dc.subjectLife expectancy
dc.subjectLife expectancy at birth
dc.subjectlive births
dc.subjectliving conditions
dc.subjectliving standards
dc.subjectlow income
dc.subjectmaternal mortality
dc.subjectmedical care
dc.subjectmedical needs
dc.subjectMedical School
dc.subjectMinistry of Education
dc.subjectMinistry of Health
dc.subjectmorbidity
dc.subjectmortality
dc.subjectNational Health
dc.subjectNational Health System
dc.subjectnonprofit hospitals
dc.subjectnurse
dc.subjectNurses
dc.subjectnursing
dc.subjectnursing care
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectoral health
dc.subjectoutpatient care
dc.subjectOutpatient Services
dc.subjectoutreach activities
dc.subjectpatient
dc.subjectpatients
dc.subjectPharmacy
dc.subjectphysician
dc.subjectPhysicians
dc.subjectpocket payments
dc.subjectpoor families
dc.subjectpregnant women
dc.subjectPrimary Care
dc.subjectprimary health care
dc.subjectPrivate ambulatory care
dc.subjectprivate financing
dc.subjectprivate health insurance
dc.subjectprivate hospitals
dc.subjectprivate insurance
dc.subjectPrivate insurers
dc.subjectPrivate pharmacies
dc.subjectprivate sector
dc.subjectprogress
dc.subjectprovider payment
dc.subjectprovision of care
dc.subjectprovision of health care
dc.subjectPublic Expenditure
dc.subjectpublic expenditure on health
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.subjectPublic Health Expenditures
dc.subjectpublic health services
dc.subjectpublic health system
dc.subjectpublic sector
dc.subjectpublic services
dc.subjectpublic spending
dc.subjectquality of life
dc.subjectrate of growth
dc.subjectregional networks
dc.subjectresource allocation
dc.subjectresource constraints
dc.subjectright to health care
dc.subjectrisk factors
dc.subjectrural areas
dc.subjectschool enrolment
dc.subjectscreening
dc.subjectService Delivery
dc.subjectSick leave
dc.subjectsocial control
dc.subjectsocial marketing
dc.subjectsocial movements
dc.subjectsocial participation
dc.subjectsocial programs
dc.subjectsocial sectors
dc.subjectSocial Security
dc.subjectsocial services
dc.subjectstate governments
dc.subjectsurgery
dc.subjectteaching hospitals
dc.subjecttuberculosis
dc.subjecttuberculosis cases
dc.subjectuniversal access
dc.subjectuniversal right
dc.subjecturban areas
dc.subjecturban centers
dc.subjectvaccination
dc.subjectvulnerability
dc.subjectvulnerable groups
dc.subjectvulnerable populations
dc.subjectworkers
dc.titleBrazil’s Primary Care Strategy
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dc.titleLa estrategia de atencion primaria de Brasil

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