The role of intermunicipal consortia as a tool in public health management

Abstract

The intermunicipal health consortium is the union or association of two or more two entities of the same nature as municipalities, which come together to jointly manage and provide health services. This study aimed to verify the performance of consortia as a fundamental agent in public health management through successful programs, through an integrative literature review. Consortia end up being the way to solve the health problems of most of the medium and small municipalities in Brazil, as they increase their capacity to serve the population, but end up not being able to do more due to the lack of human resources and financial investments, so common to all participants, in any intermunicipal health consortium.