Territorialization of health care equipment in Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Publication date: 2023-04-27
Popul. Med. 2023;5(Supplement):A1775
ABSTRACT
This study analyses the supply of health equipment (tomograph, mammography, MRI, bone-densitometer) in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, between 2017 and 2020, considering the geographical distance in the provision of health services. The results point out that even if there exists, whether in the public or private network, this quantity is sufficient for total care of the population. However, the distribution needs to be more spatially assertive. Due to the parameters according to the Ministry of Health: (i) a maximum limit of the coverage distance and (ii) the capacity of each health equipment, the population of several municipalities may find themselves uncovered or without direct access to them.