This work analyses the mental health policy-making activity of the Brazilian National Health Agency (ANS), responsible for controlling health insurance companies. Three points are discussed: a) the framework of an economic ...

The major threat to human societies posed by undernutrition has been recognised for millennia. Despite substantial economic development and scientific innovation, however, progress in addressing this global challenge has ...

The geographical scale has been broadly discussed in an attempt to formulate a concept that succeeds in explaining different space-related realities. In the various sectors of health planning, geographic categories and ...

The role of the newly created brazilian regulatory agency for the health plans market is a work in progress. In this paper, the author describes the brazilian healthcare system structure and evolution, in order to put in ...

The role of the newly created brazilian regulatory agency for the health plans market is a work in progress. In this paper, the author describes the brazilian healthcare system structure and evolution, in order to put in ...

Introduction: The interaction of health technology assessment (HTA) and health regulatory agencies has been widespread, especially for decision-making in health system coverage. The objective of this paper is to report ...

Over the past 20 years, Colombia has invested major efforts in ensuring universal health care access to its citizens while facing epidemiological transition and demographic changes. The country, as any other region in ...