Análise das políticas públicas de combate à dengue

Abstract

Dengue has become over the years a major public health problem worldwide, and affects mainly the tropical climate countries. The conurbations and poor sanitary conditions present in these countries made the Aedes aegypti find the ideal requirements for its rapid expansion. In Brazil the dengue mosquito is found in all states, especially in warmer regions such as the southeast, northeast and north of the country for a long time the Ministry of Health has been conducting campaigns to solve the problem of dengue, since attempts to eradicate public policies to control. This study aims to report the history of dengue and analyze the effectiveness of key public policies adopted over the years and the challenges posed in the medium term. For the survey of dengue in Brazil, data were collected on the websites of the Ministry of Health of Brazil through the National Secretariat of Health Surveillance.