Terceiro setor, políticas públicas e o combate às infecções sexualmente transmissíveis - IST: um estudo de caso

Abstract

Third sector organizations are social pressure agents that measure actions between the society and the public sector, on a voluntary way. This organizations hit where the government sometimes can not. So, this study had as objetive analyse the third sector organizations role with the promotion of actions against the sexually transmitted infections. This paper was characterized as aplied research, descriptive and case study. Data collect was through in-depth interviews and documentary analyses. The results of the study showed that Santana do Livramento as a component of a Border Zone with Rivera - UY, should especially focus on prevention of STIs, since there is free traffic of people, free communication and free trade between the two cities. It was possible to identify through the NGO USAS, the difficulties of working between public sector and third sector. The importance of prevention projects and the importance of giving visibility to HIV / AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in general are also highlighted, allowing a dialogue between civil society and the public sector for the improvement and promotion of health.