South South Cooperation: the experience of ANVISA in the Americas, Africa and Asia
Mateus Rodrigues Cerqueira International Affairs Office
ICDRA 14 Singapore, November / December 2010
ANVISA / Ministry of Health – The Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency Mission: • “To protect and promote health, ensuring the quality and safety of products and services and taking part in developing access to them.“ Values: • Technical and scientific knowledge as basis for action • Transparency • Cooperation • Accountability
Agency under special regime Administrative and financial autonomy (linked to the Ministry of Health) • Stability of executives (Mandate of Directors) • Decisions based on technical criteria • Stability and predictability of regulation
Coordinates the National Health Surveillance System (SNVS) Created by Law # 9.782, of January 26 1999
ANVISA
Attached to the Ministry of Health
Direct Administration
Indirect Administration
Coordinates the National Health Surveillance System (SNVS) and integrates the Unified Health System (SUS)
National Health Surveillance System in SUS
Federal
Ministry of Health National Council of Health ANVISA FIOCRUZ INCQS
Municipal Level
Local Secretary of Health Local Council of Health Local Health Surveillance
State Level
State Secretary of Health State Council of Health State Health Surveillance LACENS
ANVISA
• DESCENTRALISATION – SNVS –Follows the directives of the Unified Health System – SUS –Responsible for the strengthening of the health surveillance system of the federal states and municipalities – Transfer of financial resources to federative levels – Establishes commitments and goals with all federative levels through health pacts – Need to achieve goals agreed with the Ministry of Health – Conventions e partnership with municipalities, states, universities, etc.
ANVISA Complexity and broadness
Brazil: Population: 187.017.118 Area: