Social Struggles for Health Care in Brazil in the Face of Contemporary Challenges

Authors

  • Marta Alves Santos ABEU - Belford Roxo – RJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1414-49802013000200009

Abstract

Based on bibliographic research and document analysis, the article contributes to the debate about social struggles in the realm of healthcare in the light of current challenges. It analyzes the trajectory of the social movements for Brazilian healthcare since 1970 and the forms of resistance and struggle against the neoliberal offensive. It presents the classic and contemporary concepts about the category of social movement, revives the main elements exposed in the proposal for a public health care movement, which gave origin
to Brazil’s Single Healthcare System (SUS) and identifies the challenges to implementing a Brazilian healthcare system considering the restricted role of the state and the strengthening of the market.

Author Biography

Marta Alves Santos, ABEU - Belford Roxo – RJ

Professora do Curso de Serviço Social da Associação Brasileira de Ensino Universitário (ABEU). Doutoranda em Política Social pela Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF).

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Published

2013-11-20

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 2 (2013): Lutas sociais no novo milênio e Serviço Social

Section

Thematic space

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