Transparency and accountability in health regulation in Brazil

Authors

  • Verônica Cruz IUPERJ; Núcleo de Estudos do Empresariado, Instituições e Capitalismo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9044.v10i3p90-114

Keywords:

Accountability, Health Surveillance, Regulatory Agency, Social Control, Transparency

Abstract

The present article has the purpose of analyzing the evolution of the operation of the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency, concerning to the use of accountability mechanisms, public transparency and citizens participation in its decisions. Ten years after the creation of this agency there are many expectations about its institutional empowerment. This article intends to collaborate with the debate on the sanitary regulation in Brazil, focusing the strategies of consolidation of the democratic administration in this area.

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Published

02/01/2010

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2010)

Section

Argument

License

The Revista de Direito Sanitário/ Journal of Health Law adopts the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internacional. This license allows to share - "copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially" and adapt - "remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially." Details at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en

How to Cite

Cruz, V. (2010). Transparency and accountability in health regulation in Brazil . Journal of Health Law, 10(3), 90-114. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9044.v10i3p90-114