Brazil strives to replace its More Doctors programme for underserved regions

Abstract

An innovative programme called More Doctors, which aimed to bring Cuban doctors to underserved areas in Brazil, attracted a series of compliments, criticism, debate, and controversy in its four years. André Biernath tallies up the results

Covid-19 is causing the collapse of Brazil’s national health service

“…One factor is the weakening of recruitment programmes such as the infamous More Doctors initiative, launched in 2013 to increase the number of doctors in Brazil’s remote areas 6…”

“…One factor is the weakening of recruitment programmes such as the infamous More Doctors initiative, launched in 2013 to increase the number of doctors in Brazil's remote areas. 6 The initiative brought in 18 000 professionals, of which 8332 came from Cuba. This led to conflict with Brazilian doctors, who complained that Cuban professionals were not required to prove their education to practise medicine in Brazil.…”