Brazil : Are Health and Nutrition Programs Reaching the Neediest

Brazil has one of the greatest income concentrations in the planet. Most adverse health outcomes are more common among the poor. The Family Health Program (PSF) was introduced in the 1990s to provide high quality primary health care especially to the poorest. The program (PSF) seems to have an important role guaranteeing access to the poor. However, the PSF is not well focused, and coverage among the poor is still inadequate. Findings from this study will be fed back to policy makers to help improve the program. This discussion paper was prepared for the Program on Reaching the Poor with Effective Health, Nutrition, and Population Services, organized by the World Bank in cooperation with the William and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Governments of the Netherlands and Sweden.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Barros, Aluisio J.D., Victora, Cesar G., Cesar, Juraci A., Arns Neumann, Nelson, Bertoldi, Andréa D.
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2005-05
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, ACCESS TO SERVICES, ADEQUATE ANTENATAL CARE, ADOLESCENT, ADVERSE HEALTH, AGED, ANTENATAL CARE, BLOOD PRESSURE, BREASTFEEDING, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD HEALTH, CITIES, COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITY HEALTH, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, DENTAL SERVICES, DHS/BRAZIL, DISEASES, DOCTORS, DOMESTIC ACCIDENTS, EQUALITY, EXPENDITURES, FAMILIES, FAMILY INCOME, FAMILY PLANNING, HEALTH, HEALTH CENTERS, HEALTH EXPENDITURE, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH FACILITY, HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH PROGRAMS, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH STATUS, HEALTH SYSTEM, HEPATITIS B, HOMES, HOUSEHOLDS, IMMUNIZATION, INDEXES, INFANT MORTALITY, INFECTIONS, LATIN AMERICAN, LIVING CONDITIONS, MALNUTRITION, MEASLES, MEDICAL CARE, MORTALITY, MOTHERS, MOTIVATION, MUMPS, NEGATIVE PERCEPTION OF HEALTH SERVICES, NURSES, NUTRITION, NUTRITION PROGRAMS, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION, ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY, PEER REVIEW, POLIO, POOR NEIGHBORHOODS, POPULATION GROUPS, PREGNANCIES, PREGNANCY, PREVENTIVE HEALTH, PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, PRIMARY CARE, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PUBLIC HEALTH, RADIO, REPRODUCTIVE AGE, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, RUBELLA, RURAL AREAS, SUPERMARKETS, TETANUS, USE OF HEALTH SERVICES, VACCINATION, WORKERS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/5820131/brazil-health-nutrition-programs-reaching-neediest https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13652
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