Abstract
In the city of Recife, the first formulation of a health policy aimed at people with disabilities (PWD) took place 14 years after the publication of the National Policy. In this sense, the article has analyzed the process of formulating the Municipal Policy for Integrated Health Care for People with Disabilities in the city of Recife in 2016. Through a case study, the context, actors, content and process of policy formulation were studied through document analysis and interviews with managers, representatives of the Health Council and representative entities of PWD. The Policy studied was formulated in a macro context of social vulnerability accentuated by the 2015 coup and by severe fiscal austerity measures that have disproportionately impacted PWDs. In the micro context, the influence of the Human Rights area, municipal elections and the epidemic of the Congenital Syndrome by the Zika Virus was noticed, which revealed a care void. There was an incipient participation of PWDs, which are unaware of its content and rarely follow its implementation. Social participation is essential to meet the needs of PWDs, so it can be said that it is imperative to establish a dialogic relationship around the Policy and the challenges of its implementation.
Keywords:
Disabled Persons; Health Policy; Unified Health System