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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">brhejo</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">The BRICS Health Journal</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>The BRICS Health Journal</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">3034-4700</issn><issn pub-type="epub">3034-4719</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Sechenov University</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47093/3034-4700.2024.1.1.5-19</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">brhejo-5</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Статьи</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>The Brazilian health economicindustrial complex perspective: health as a strategic option for BRICS development</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title></trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9148-8819</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Gadelha</surname><given-names>CAG</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Carlos A. Grabois Gadelha, Secretary of Science, Technology, and Innovation and the Health Economic-Industrial Complex </p><p>SRTV 702 Vila W5 Norte Ed. PO 700, Brasília, Distrito Federal</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">carlos.gadelha@saude.gov.br</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4873-915X</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>De La Roca Soares</surname><given-names>MF</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Mônica Felts de La Roca Soares, Director of Science, Technology in Health, Secretary of Science, Technology, and Innovation and the Health Economic-Industrial Complex </p><p>SRTV 702 Vila W5 Norte Ed. PO 700, Brasília, Distrito Federal</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5108-031X</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Kamia</surname><given-names>F.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Felipe Kamia, Advisor of the Secretary of Science, Technology, and Innovation and the Health Economic-Industrial Complex </p><p>SRTV 702 Vila W5 Norte Ed. PO 700, Brasília, Distrito Federal</p></bio><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff xml:lang="en" id="aff-1"><institution>Ministry of Health of Brazil</institution><country>Brazil</country></aff><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2024</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>07</day><month>10</month><year>2024</year></pub-date><volume>1</volume><issue>1</issue><fpage>5</fpage><lpage>19</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Gadelha C., de La Roca Soares M., Kamia F., 2024</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2024</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Gadelha C., de La Roca Soares M., Kamia F.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Gadelha C., de La Roca Soares M., Kamia F.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.bricshealthjournal.com/jour/article/view/5">https://www.bricshealthjournal.com/jour/article/view/5</self-uri><abstract><p>The Health Economic-Industrial Complex (HEIC) is recognized as a fundamental pillar for the Welfare State, essential for ensuring universal health access and reducing the vulnerability of Brazil's Unified Health System. This paper argues that the HEIC must be positioned as a key vector in the national development strategy, linking the reconstruction of Brazil's economy with social development, science, technology, innovation, and environmental sustainability. These strategies collectively work towards building a dynamic, just, and democratic Brazil. Furthermore, it presents how Brazil, under Lula Presidency, incorporated HEIC in a set of public policies aiming to strengthen the production and innovation in health to increase the Brazilian Health System resilience and increase health access to Brazilian population. Furthermore, the paper explores how the principles of the HEIC can be adapted to the BRICS context. By leveraging this model, BRICS nations can address global health disparities and enhance their capacity to produce vaccines, treatments, diagnostics, and other critical health technologies. Ultimately, this paper advocates for the bold reimagining of the HEIC as a transformative force in BRICS countries capable of driving structural changes in both national and global health landscapes, promoting a healthier, more equitable, and sustainable society.</p></abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Health Policy</kwd><kwd>Global Health</kwd><kwd>Sustainable Development</kwd><kwd>Technological Innovation</kwd><kwd>Health Economics</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group><funding-statement xml:lang="en">This article originally was developed within the scope of the project Challenges for the Unified Health System in the National and Global Context of Social, Economic, and Technological Transformations – CEIS 4.0, coordinated by CEE/Fiocruz.</funding-statement></funding-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Rede Brasileira de Pesquisa em Soberania e Segurança Alimentar (PENSSAN). 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