Universal Health Coverage has been a challenge for the majority of the worlds
health systems . Efforts to strengthen systems through
universal coverage with the aim of improving
living conditions and
access to health services are optimized when this is based on quality
Primary Health Care (PHC). A national
policy has been being developed in
Brazil since 2013 aimed at strengthening
human resources for PHC. This
policy is called the More Doctors Programme and is considered to be an important
investment for PHC development in
Brazil s
Unified Health System . The purpose of this article is to present the main results of the More Doctors Programme
monitoring .