title: [An analysis of the Ministry of Health of Brazil investments in research and development between 2000-2002: a base line towards future valuations beginning with the implementation of the National Health Research Priority Agenda].
abstract: The aim of this paper is to examine the Ministry of Health of Brazil investments in research and development in health (R&D/H) between the years of 2000-2002, trying to contrast them with the items of the National Health Research Priority Agenda, in order to attempt a base line that makes capable future evaluations on the inductor role. The data was collected by a research carried out with the main goal of measure resources invested in R&D/H in the country on the period, considering only the Ministry of Health investments. The researches were independently categorized by 2 researchers based on 24 subdivisions which compose the Agenda. The amount of the resources invested by the Ministry of Health on the period was of R$ 199.3 millions. Most of the expense was related to researches in transmittable diseases (31.5%), followed by systems and policies in health (16.3%) and communication and information in health (8.6%). Conditions that represent a substantial disease burden (non transmittable diseases, mental health, violence, accidents and traumas, elderly person health) received relative small amount of resource. The work establishes a starting point from which managers of scientific and technological policy may assess the progressive influence of the Agenda and the reduction of the identified imbalances.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Planejamento e Administração em Saúde, Centro Biomédico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20550-900, Brazil. rcaetano@gbl.com.br
authors.forename: Rosângela
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caetano
authors.forename: Cid Manso de Mello
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Vianna
authors.forename: Mariana Miranda Autran
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Sampaio
authors.forename: Rondineli Mendes
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Rodolfo Rego Deusdará
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D005544:Forecasting; D006076:Government; D007449:Investments; D011634:Public Health; D012106:Research / Q000191:economics*; D013997:Time Factors