Assistência médica de qualidade para a anemia falciforme: já chegamos lá?

Doença falciforme: perspectivas sobre assistência prestada na atenção primária Sickle cell disease: perspectives on the assistance provided in primary attention

“…6 However, after almost a decade of implementation of this ordinance, there are still difficulties in the care of patients with SCD in the scope of primary care, highlighting the lack of knowledge about this pathology and its treatment methods, which may lead to a discrediting of the system by the client. 8 Based on the assumption that the Family Health Strategy is the preferred gateway to the Unified Health System (SUS), and that it came with a view to reorganizing the health care model with a focus on health promotion and prevention, the objective of this study was to investigate the vision of patients with sickle cell disease on the care provided at the Family Health Units (FHUs) in detriment of the ordinance of the Ministry of Health GM 1,391/05, addressing their opinions and their wishes on the assistance provided to them.…”