Management of Primary Care: a challenge for international cooperation in health

This article examines an experience of triangular cooperation in health between Angola, Brazil and Japan, which took place in Luanda, Angola between 2011 and 2014. The “ Project to Strengthen the Healthcare Through the Development of Human Resources at the Josina Hospital and in other Healthcare Services, and to Revitalize Primary Healthcare in Angola (ProForsa) ” , with the involvement of Fiocruz as the party executing the primary healthcare component. This is an innovative role in technical cooperation as a tool of political action. A training program with multiple possibilities enabled technical-political partnerships in an approach for “ structuring cooperation in health ” . The article analyzes how interventions in international cooperation in health management may create scientific evidence that, together with the local political context, can transform organizational elements such as healthcare centers, their clinical management and physical infrastructure.Resumen La cooperaci ón internacional en gestión de salud entre los países en desarrollo se encuadra en el ámbito de la cooperación Sur-Sur. Resolver problemas en la atención primaria y tomar decisiones en la gestión diaria de los centros de salud deben ultrapasar el conocimiento del sentido común y reforzarse m ediante evidencias encontradas en el conocimiento científico con una nueva mirada hacia hechos y fenómenos del día a día. El artículo examina una experiencia de cooperación triangular en ...
Source: Ciencia e Saude Coletiva - Category: Occupational Health Source Type: research