Panorama do sistema de saúde de Juiz de Fora

Abstract

The area of research linked to health economics emerged with the growing supply of health services. In Brazil, there is the public (Sistema Único de Saúde – SUS) and supplementary, working in primary care, urgency and emergency services, actions in the area of epidemiological and sanitary surveillance, among others. In this context, the main objective of this work is to describe the health situation in the city of Juiz de Fora/MG, based on data on the demographic profile and the current organizational structure of the health regions. In addition, the work seeks to evaluate the city's confrontation with the Covid-19 pandemic. The main results indicated that the Juiz de Fora health systemis of great importance Within the health functioning in the state oh Minas Gerais.