Trabalho, Educação e Saúde - TES (Work, Education and Health) is an open access scientific journal, edited by the Joaquim Venâncio Polytechnic School of Health, from Oswaldo Cruz Foundation.
Antônio Sérgio da Silva Arouca was born in Ribeirão Preto (SP) and graduated in Medicine by the University of São Paulo (USP) in 1966. In his role as consultant for the Pan-American Health Organization he worked in several countries. Arouca was Head of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) from 1985 to 1988 and under his direction the institution embarked in a successful process of democratization. He was the Brazilian Communist Party's candidate to the Vice-Presidency of Brazil. Arouca was federal deputy for two consecutive terms and occupied several positions in various health, scientific and technological commissions. As federal deputy, he took part in the founding of the Brazilian Health System (SUS) in the 80s. In 1986, he presided over the VIII National Conference on Health, a landmark in the concept of the Brazilian health system. In January this year he took over the Secretariat of Participatory Management of the Brazilian Health Ministry, was nominated Brazilian representative in the World Health Organization (WHO) and for the post of General Coordinator of the XII National Conference on Health. He died on 2 nd August 2003.
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