Abstract
The Health Technical Worker (TTS) is a key professional in health systems, and represents a significant contingent of the workforce. WHO, PAHO, and the Brazilian Ministry of Health recognize this importance and the complexity of training and management of human resources in health, and affirm that this type of professional at the technical level is an important strategy for composing health systems worldwide. This paper presents research results that investigated the quantitative and qualitative offerings of training of technical health workers in a region of Brazil, highlighting challenges and possibilities in order to contribute to the strengthening of public health systems. This research is in line with the concern of WHO, PAHO, and the Ministries of Health of different countries to expand health policy and respond to the health demands of populations. The results show that in the Brazilian health policy, the professional development of TTS is diffuse, with significant difference in the supply among Brazilian regions, promoting processes of inequality already constitutive of the Brazilian reality. Based on the results and reflections, this study contributes to unveiling the contradictions and boosting health equity by qualifying the training of health technical workers.
Presenters
Claudia Weyner CruzMaria Isabel Barros Bellini
Professor, Social Work, Sociology and Political Science, Pontifical Catholic University - School of Public Health, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Rodollfo De Bellini E Soares
Alexandre Gamba Menezes
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Public Health Policies and Practices
KEYWORDS
Health Inequality, Human Resources in Health, Health Policy
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