Beyond DALY: public funding of health innovation in Brazil as a political strategy for equity in the Global South
DALYs did not operate as the sole criterion guiding Brazil's ST&I funding. Political urgency, social mobilization and SUS operational priorities influenced allocation, indicating that ST&I functions not only as a technical instrument but also as a political strategy to reduce health inequities and foster context‑appropriate innovation for vulnerable populations in the Global South.
Authors
- Carlos Augusto Grabois Gadelha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9148-8819)
- Manoel Raimundo Sena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6535-5556)
- José Lamartine Soares‐Sobrinho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3280-0294)
- Jabson Herber Profiro de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0356-8083)
- Igor Eduardo Silva Arruda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6557-4748)
- Fábio Henrique Cavalcanti de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0181-7624)
- Mônica Felts de La Roca Soares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4873-915X)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (BR)
- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco (BR)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25539-2
- Primary Topic
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00