Objectives. We evaluated the effects of the Family Health Program (FHP), a strategy for
reorganization of primary health care at a nationwide level in Brazil, on infant mortality at a�…

Objective: To use publicly available secondary data to assess the impact of Brazil's Family
Health Program on state level infant mortality rates (IMR) during the 1990s. Design�…

This article assesses the effects of an integrated community-based primary care program
(Brazil's Family Health Program, known as the PSF) on microregional variations in infant�…

Abstract Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is one of the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). Achieving UHC will require strong health systems to promote�…

Background Vital information, despite of being an important public health instrument for
planning and evaluation, in most of the developing countries have still low quality and�…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of the Family Health Program (FHP), a strategy for
reorganization of primary health care in Brazil, on mortality of children younger than 5 years�…

This paper analyzes the direct and indirect impacts of Brazil's Family Health Program, using
municipality level mortality data from the Brazilian Ministry of Health, and individual level�…

Objectives. I examined the combined effects of access to primary care through the Family
Health Program (FHP) and conditional cash transfers from the Bolsa Familia Program (BFP)�…

Background Brazil has the largest public health-system in the world, with 120 million people
covered by its free primary care services. The Family Health Strategy (FHS) is the main�…

Child health is a central issue in the public policy agenda of developing countries. Several
policies aimed at improving child health have been implemented over the years, with�…