The GBD Brazil network: better information for health policy decision-making in Brazil

Recognizing this challenge, the GBD Brazil Network was created in 2014 as a collaboration among the Brazilian Ministry of Health, a network of Universities, Research Institutes and Health Departments, led by the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) of the University of Washington, which leads the global project [2]. The aims of this Network are to provide methodological support and evaluate the estimates of the GBD study at national and subnational level, to evaluate and refine the GBD models, to produce evidence using GBD estimates, and to disseminate the culture of using data in decision-making processes related to health policy. [...]the article on health-related “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” analyzes the indicators and trends of 41 health-related SDG indicators in Brazil and its States and covers regional inequalities, aiming to leave no one behind. The GBD Brazil Network intends to use GBD data to provide decision-makers at the local, regional, and national levels with the best and most up-to-date evidence on trends and drivers of population health to support decisions and health policy.