González García G. 50 años de políticas de salud. Buenos Aires: Ediciones ISALUD; 2025The book ‘50 años de políticas de salud’ reviews fifty years of Argentine health reforms, from the 1973 National Integrated Health System (SNIS) experience to the centralized management of COVID-19. It blends policy analysis with first-person testimonies from federal and provincial decision makers, detailing ideals, implementation strategies, opposition, achievements, and disappointments. For Brazilian readers, it highlights shared features - federal governance, subsystem fragmentation, and marked inequities - while contrasting crisis coordination across countries. The volume discusses integration, social justice, gender and human rights, and managerial tools such as negotiated planning, measurable targets, and transparency. A chapter proposes ten concrete actions to guide future regional reforms in Latin America.
KEYWORDS
Health policies; Policy analysis; Health systems reforms; Federalism.