Defining and implementing a National Policy for Science, Technology, and Innovation in Health: lessons from the Brazilian experience Definição e implementação de uma Política Nacional de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação em Saúde: lições a partir da experiência brasileira

• Main Authors: Reinaldo Guimarães (Author), Leonor Maria Pacheco Santos (Author), Antonia Angulo-Tuesta (Author), Suzanne Jacob Serruya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2006-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The need for clearly-defined health research policies and priorities has been emphasized in the international scenario. In Brazil, this process began in 2003, when a group appointed by the National Health Council proposed 20 sub-agendas to account for the various health research specificities. The s...