Entrevista: Miguel Márquez

Resumen

Miguel Márquez, sanitary doctor, born in Ecuador, has participated in the process of reorganisation of the health systems of several Latin-American countries, including Nicaragua after the Sandi-nist revolution, and Brazil, which resulted in the Single Health System. His experience in such processes is a result of his intense participation in the construction of the Cuban system after the socialist revolution. Living and working in Cuba for some years, Márquez works as a consultant for international health agencies. In the 1970s Doctor Márquez joined the Pan-American Health Organization to work with Human Resource development. At that time he met Brazilian health researchers and managers and took part in the structuring of the Large Scale Project (Projeto Larga Escala). His relationship with Brazil is earlier, though, dating back to his friendship with Brazilian sanitary doctors, such as Sergio Arouca, who lived in Cuba, a time when they both worked together. Miguel Márquez was interviewed during his visit to Joaquim Venâncio Polytechnical School of Health (EPSJV/Fiocruz) in March 2006, when he presented the inaugural class. The interview discusses issues that have distinguished Doctor Márquez as researcher and consultant for decades. Classical health issues are updated, taking into account globalised economies and the impasses reached by national States.