Addressing a number of problems faced by the public health system
in Ceará State, this project placed particular emphasis on:
redefining the role of the State in health care following
decentralisation; inequitable and inefficient use of resources and
how to improve the health status of poor people in one of the
poorest regions of Brazil.
To engage with these issues, HLSP is supporting the State Public
Health System in Ceará to help it to respond to the needs of poorer
groups and use resources more efficiently. To achieve this, some of
the following outputs have been defined:
- establishing improved and equitable access to a comprehensive
range of quality and cost-effective health services
- enabling the School of Public Health to contribute to the
implementation of better and more participatory policy and
practice
- encouraging civil society involvement in the implementation of
improved health policy and practice
