Health & development

Abstract

1. Health Policy Priorities. Enhance and support the strengthening of democratic and participatory management of the Unified Health System (UHS); promote the integration of public policies with a view to improving health; strengthen Brazil's capacity for South-South cooperation. 2. Health Care Priorities for Social Groups and Health Problems. Strengthen the strategies of primary care and family health; collaborate on disease prevention activities, care targeting primary risk factors and vulnerable groups, health surveillance; strengthen health promotion activities and interventions targeting the social determinants of health. 3. Health Sector Management Priorities. Contribute to enhancing the agreed goals of decentralization and participatory management of the UHS; support implementation of new management models; support the development of an integrated policy of human resources for health; promote the use of knowledge and scientific evidence in support of managerial processes. Strategic Approach to PAHO/WHO Technical Cooperation (2008-2012): 1. Technical Cooperation. Technical cooperation should be intelligent, informed, and flexible; facilitate bridging gaps in knowledge and promote technology for health interventions; support the management of strategic health information; guarantee the continuity and stability of processes that contribute to development and improvement of the UHS. 2. PAHO/WHO Technical Cooperation for strengthening the UHS. PAHO/WHO technical cooperation should be geared toward UHS processes and strategic projects, the intersectoral approach, primary care, and health promotion activities targeting the social determinants of health, and South-South cooperation in health. 3. South-South cooperation should include WHO triangular participation. 4. Terms of Technical Cooperation. The terms of technical cooperation should be progressively reoriented and adjusted to health priorities and approaches. 5. Strengthening PAHO/WHO Technical Cooperation with Brazil. PAHO/WHO technical cooperation with the country will be carried out through progressive adaptation of the PAHO/WHO Work Programme in Brazil and with support of regional programs of PAHO headquarters, global WHO programmes, and PAHO/WHO specialized centers. 6. PAHO/WHO should help facilitate coordination with agencies of the United Nations system and other bilateral and multilateral cooperation agencies, with a view to achieving greater effectiveness of international cooperation in health. 7. PAHO/WHO cooperation will work within and in compliance with Brazil's International Technical Cooperation Policy. Technical cooperation with the smallest possible operational component; priority for the procurement of essential supplies and inputs for public health; strengthen coordination with other bilateral and multilateral cooperation agencies (e.g. through the UNDAF). PAHO/WHO Technical Cooperation Modalities (2008-2012): Strengthening of national capacity for managing health information; support the development of scientific and technological research, as well as the dissemination of its results; identification, systematization, appraisal, and documentation of best practices and experiences; decentralization of cooperation to strengthen the capacity of the State, municipal governments, and civil society; mobilization of resources at the national and international levels; support for enhancing health-sector dialogue and cooperation with other development sectors, including the environment, education, agriculture, labor, science and technology, and others; strengthen PAHO/WHO technical cooperation partnerships; support for promoting dialogue and consensus-building among government and civil society actors.