Building a stronger, more democratic, and cohesive socialist system requires everyone's participation. To achieve this goal, the Ministry of Health, in partnership with the National Health Council (CNS) and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), is advancing the construction of the Collaborative Map of Social Movements in Health (MapaMovSaúdeOn July 4 and 5, representatives of the partner institutions met in Rio de Janeiro for a project governance workshop, where an action plan for implementing the platform was agreed upon. WikiThe initiative aims for a more participatory SUS, which values the power of social movements.
Launched in 2023, during 17th National Health ConferenceThe collaborative map already has the participation of social movements from across the country, who will share stories of struggle and resistance for health. Now the project is preparing to launch the platform. Wiki, A virtual space will bring together this knowledge and practices, giving them visibility and allowing the social movements themselves to collaboratively feed and update the content. The map is scheduled to be launched on September 11, during the regular meeting of the CNS, in Brasilia.
For Lucia Soto, Chair of the Advisory Committee for Social Participation and Diversity of the Ministry of Health and Project Coordinator, the tool recognizes the historical importance of social movements in the construction of the universal right to health in Brazil. “It is essential to highlight this historical involvement of social movements in the field of health,” she stressed.
platform Wiki
Built on free software MediaWikithe same as Wikipedia, The aim is for the map to be a place of living, in a continuous process of construction, reflecting the diversity and richness of grassroots health initiatives.
Choosing a free platform, in this case, MediaWiki“It is important because it brings together some aspects that make it consistent with our proposal to create an open and participatory process to mobilize social movements,” explains Marcelo Fornazin, public health researcher at Fiocruz and coordinator of the project’s technical team.
Tools option Open source Demonstrates the commitment of the Ministry of Health and its partners to democratizing access to information and technology. The platform WikiIt allows contributors not only to contribute content, but also to participate in the development and improvement of the tool.
Communication, social participation and democracy
Linking social movements, facilitating the exchange of expertise and promoting joint action in defence of SUS These are also central goals of the collaborative map. To achieve this, project communication will play a fundamental role, using different formats to reach the public and engage them in building the platform.
Heliana Hemitriou, National Health Advisor for the National Black Lesbian and Bisexual Network, highlights the importance of communicating clearly and easily: “Focusing on [da comunicação] He brought the importance of social movements to the SUS. We have to show the importance of a unified health system, which is not limited to medical care only as most people think.
“Capital social participation, with the power of communication between social movements linked through the collaborative map, can grow and have an impact on the democratization of the State, with the struggle to guarantee rights in favor of the defense of SUS as a system of democracy,” says the National Health Advisor of the Brazilian Nursing Association (ABIN), Francisca Valda da Silva. “Universal access to health services.”
Collaborative Map and PNS
Live collaborative map dialogues with National Health Plan (PNS) 2024-2027This promotes social participation as a structural axis in building a more just, equitable and democratic socialist system. The public health strategy, which was developed after extensive discussion with society, recognizes the importance of integrating popular knowledge and practices into public health policies.
In this sense, it plays a fundamental role in highlighting social movement initiatives, and showing how popular participation contributes to strengthening the unified system in many areas, from promoting mental health to the struggle to improve basic sanitation conditions.
Platform Wiki It will be a space for collective construction, guided by the principles of respect, cooperation, empowerment, solidarity, transparency, ethics and inclusion, in accordance with the platform’s Charter of Principles. Social movements can register their initiatives and participate in building the collaborative map of social movements in health. In this link.
source: Ministry of Health
