Author:

• Claudio Salvadori Dedecca - Dedecca, C.S. - Campinas, SP - Universidade Estadual de Campinas - Unicamp - <claudio.dedecca@gmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Cassiano José Bezerra Marques Trovão - Trovão, C.J.B.M - Universidade Estadual de Campinas - Unicamp - <c_trovao@yahoo.com.br>

Thematic Area:

Saúde e Trabalho

Abstract:

This essay discusses the importance and the dimension of the health care workforce in the Brazilian labor market. The paper explores the growing occupation trend in relation to restrictions for the rise in productivity, especially in the activities in the center of the health care complex. In a context of governmental budget constraint, the development of the National Health System ultimately results in an increased coverage, but with deteriorating conditions and wages. This trend has also been accompanied by tensions in resource sharing with other social policies. The essay concludes that, in order to achieve a high quality treatment and adequate working conditions, the public health policy demands a better solution on its funding and greater linkages with the institutional matrix of general social policies. Even with the need for better efficiency in expenditures, the current resources are not sufficient. Furthermore, it is important to highlight the need for institutional articulation of the health policy with other social policies, while focusing on a broader service to the population.

Keywords:

Basic Health Services Job Market Health Personnel Health Manpower Health Occupations Training

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