The evolution of the federal funding policies for the public health surveillance component of Brazil's Unified Health System (SUS)

Health surveillance (HS) is one of the key components of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS). This article describes recent changes in health surveillance funding models and the role these changes have had in the reorganization and decentralization of health actions. Federal law no. 8.080 of 1...

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Main Authors: Vitor Laerte Pinto Junior, José Cerbino Neto, Gerson Oliveira Penna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva 2014-12-01
Series:Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-81232014001204841&lng=en&tlng=en