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MEDICINA TRADICIONAL E COMPLEMENTAR NO BRASIL: INSERÇÃO NO SISTEMA ÚNICO DE SAÚDE E INTEGRAÇÃO COM A ATENÇÃO PRIMÁRIA
Medicina tradicional y complementaria en Brasil: inserción en el Sistema Único de Salud e integración con la atención primaria
Complementary therapies
Primary health care
Unified Health System
National health programs
Terapias complementares
Atenção primária à saúde
Sistema Único de Saúde
Programas Nacionais de Saúde
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Traditional and complementary medicine in Brazil: inclusion in the brazilian Unified National Health System and integration with primary careMedicina tradicional y complementaria en Brasil: inserción en el Sistema Único de Salud e integración con la atención primaria
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Aggeu Magalhães. Recife, PE, Brasil
Abstract
This study aimed to analyze the inclusion of Traditional and Complementary Medicine in Brazilian Unified National Health System (SUS) and its integration with primary healthcare (PHC). A qualitative study drew on institutional data, indexed articles, and case studies in selected Brazilian cities: Campinas (São Paulo State), Florianópolis (Santa Catarina State), Recife (Pernambuco State), Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo. The analysis adopted the perspective of inclusion of Traditional and Complementary Medicine in the healthcare network and its integration with primary healthcare, based on the following dimensions: presence of Traditional and Complementary Medicine on the municipal agenda; position in the services; mode of access to Traditional and Complementary Medicine; Traditional and Complementary Medicine practitioners; types of practices; demand profile; and potential for expansion in the SUS. The authors identified and characterized four types of inclusion and integration of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, whether in association or not: Type 1 - in primary healthcare via professionals from the family health teams - Integrated; Type 2 - in primary healthcare via professionals with full-time employment - Juxtaposed; Type 3 - in primary healthcare via matrix-organized teams - Matrix Organization; Type 4 - in specialized services - Without Integration. The combination of types 1 and 3 was considered a potential guideline for the expansion of Traditional and Complementary Medicine in the SUS and can orient the growth and integration of Traditional and Complementary Medicine with primary healthcare. The growing presence of Traditional and Complementary Medicine in the SUS requires conceiving its strategic expansion, while existing experiences should not be wasted.
Keywords
Traditional medicineComplementary therapies
Primary health care
Unified Health System
National health programs
DeCS
Medicina tradicionalTerapias complementares
Atenção primária à saúde
Sistema Único de Saúde
Programas Nacionais de Saúde
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