The decline in the infant mortality rate is a Brazilian achievement, but 70% of these deaths are considered avoidable, and the practices of evaluation and monitoring of health policies and programs are still incipient. This research aimed at analyzing the applicability of the Case Management methodology to vulnerable pregnant women in relation to infant mortality. It consisted of a population-based cohort study...
Brazil’s Unified Health System (SUS), based on guidelines for decentralization, integrality and community participation, consists of a set of health actions and services, organized at increasing levels of complexity. Within the scope of social control of public health, the Law nº 8.142/90 (3) which establishes the principles of participation and social control envisages two collegiate bodies: the Health C...
A criação do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), em 1988, no Brasil, representou avanços do ponto de vista de garantias de atendimento, da organização sistêmica e da descentralização da gestão única, porém com frágil governação de desempenho. Por sua vez, a Nova Gestão Pública (NGP), ou Gerencialismo, tem exigido dos gestores públicos de saúde esforços de monitoramento de resultados, controladoria e responsabilização...