Health policies in action, dialogues between national programs and local interventions

Abstract

The work analyzes the contributions of the national programs Remediar and Sumar to the conditions of access and coverage of primary care in the Municipality of Tigre, in two political-institutional periods with unique features for the management of health policy. That of the presidency of Mauricio Macri (2015-2019), defined by a strong adjustment from the central level in health interventions. And the one that begins with the government of Alberto Fernández (2020-2022), characterized by the health emergency and actions aimed at preventing mass infections. At the same time, it explores the articulations of both programs with local initiatives implemented in the nearby territory to facilitate access to health.  It combines a documentary reconstruction and in-depth interviews with different actors’ health services linked to care in the local territory.