Table 2 Policies in relation to HRH in Brazil
From: Continuity and change in human resources policies for health: lessons from Brazil
POLICY | BEGINNING/END | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
Program Larga Escala | 80's | In service training program that aimed at qualifying middle and elementary cadres working in the public sector and that did not have access to formal training. |
CADHRU | 1987/... | Developed to aim at building HRH management capacity within SUS. It has had 3 phases: from 1987/1989 it was specially orientated to the train teachers, from 1992 to 2001 it became a speciallization course and now it is understood that it will contribute to the development and modernization of HRH institutional procesuss through capacity building. |
TELESSAUDE | 1999/... | Collaborative pilot project, between Federal Universities, private institutions and SUS; brought to 2700 family health teams and aiming at enhancing teams' ability to respond to primary care demands within SUS. |
PROFAE | 2002/2007 | Aimed at expanding training of nurse technicians and nursing aides. |
PROMED | 2003/... | Aimed at financing curricular reform in medical schools directed towards the SUS |
PRO-SAUDE | 2005/... | Aimed at bridging the gap between HRH education and primary health care needs. |
PROGESUS ( Programa de qualificação e estruturação da gestão do trabalho e da educação no SUS ) | 2006/... | Aimed at developing organizational guidelines and offering management tools, support and mechanisms for the modernization and professionalization of work management and education at municipal and state health secretariats. |
PROFAPS | 2007/2011 | Based on a network of 319 technical schools; objective of training 735 435 health technicians by 2011. |
UNA-SUS (SUS Open University) | 2008/... | InterState network of collaborating academic institutions, health services and management services of SUS, to meet SUS' training and education needs; focus is on the use of distance learning, with free and shared access to learning materials. |
PET SAUDE | 2009/... | Aimed at integrating education, services and communities through in-service qualification and strengthening of primary health care professionals. |