The World Health Organization considers the quality of care as “…the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with evidence-based professional knowledge.” In addition, it considers quality health services to be those that are effective, efficient, safe, equitable, and people-centered. Aiming to increase the quality of cardiovascular care in Brazilian public hospitals, the Good Practices in Cardiology Program (BPC) was created, an initiative of the Sociedade Brasileira de […]

The number of articles on cardiovascular diseases in indigenous populations is not sufficient as a basis for the development of health policies. Although the most common conditions reported among indigenous people have been infectious and contagious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, respiratory infections, hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, among others, the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have increased in this population as a result of urbanization process and their lifestyle. In addition, approaches of these conditions in indigenous people face logistic […]