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Review
. 2014 Sep 22;11(9):e1001692.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001692. eCollection 2014 Sep.

Monitoring and evaluating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in Brazil

Mauricio L Barreto  1 , Davide Rasella  1 , Daiane B Machado  2 , Rosana Aquino  1 , Diana Lima  1 , Leila P Garcia  3 , Alexandra C Boing  4 , Jackson Santos  2 , Juan Escalante  5 , Estela M L Aquino  2 , Claudia Travassos  6
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Monitoring and evaluating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in Brazil

Mauricio L Barreto et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

This paper is a country case study for the Universal Health Coverage Collection, organized by WHO. Mauricio Barreto and colleagues illustrates progress towards UHC and its monitoring and evaluation in Brazil.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Average family health program coverage according to the municipal human development index (HDI-M) quintiles of the 5,507 Brazilian municipalities (data from the Primary Care Information System - SIAB [11]).
The graph inset reflects the absolute differences and ratios between the FHP coverage of the poorest and richest quintiles.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Under-five mortality rates according to municipal human development index (HDI-M) quintiles of the 5,507 Brazilian municipalities (Data from the Mortality Information System – SIM [12]).
The graph inset reflects the absolute differences and ratios between the U5MRs of the poorest and richest quintiles.
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