Health Care Planning
Lever
Training of public health managers and professionals
Type of grant
Model development
Benefited population
Public managers and technical teams
The Planificação da Atenção à Saúde (Health Care Planning initiative) aims to strengthen Primary Health Care (PHC) by organizing Regionalized Health Networks. Led by the National Council of Health Secretaries (Conass) since 2005, the initiative is supported by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Umane (since 2022), and the National Council of Municipal Health Secretariats (Conasems).
The proposal unfolds into two complementary fronts.
The first works directly on organizing services and work macroprocesses in both Primary Health Care (PHC) and Specialized Ambulatory Care (AAE). It involves coordination with managers, training of professionals, structuring and revising processes, care pathways, and integrating health services in a given region — always based on the population’s needs. The process takes place in stages and sub-stages, advancing as plans are agreed upon with local teams. The expectation is to operate in up to six states, integrated with existing initiatives.
The second front focuses on strengthening the institutional capacity of PHC through the Primary Health Care Leaders (LIS) project, implemented by Vetor Brasil. The initiative selects, trains, and connects a network of twenty public managers — ten public management trainees and ten mid-level managers who receive mentoring focused on leadership and management competencies.
Together, the two fronts form a planning and management strategy that supports a more coordinated, efficient, and responsive model of care.
Structuring of municipal Health Care Networks, strengthening teams, promoting effective service integration, and ensuring appropriate care for the population.
people potentially benefited across the macro-regions of Sertão de Pernambuco, Cariri, and Litoral Leste Jaguaribe in Ceará by 2024.
municipalities in these regions with Planning activities underway by 2024.
Primary Health Units involved: 200 in Litoral Leste Jaguaribe and 302 in Sertão de Pernambuco.
“Umane’s participation in the Health Care Planning initiative has been highly innovative, going beyond essential financial support to establish a true partnership with the participating institutions. Umane brings and jointly implements a strong project management culture and continually practices a ‘pedagogy of presence,’ with its technical team consistently participating in field activities.”