A atividade de inteligência na Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária

Abstract

This work aims to demonstrate, through an exploratory and qualitative methodology, the importance and necessity of implementing Intelligence Activity at the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) to provide timely and appropriate advice to its senior management for decision-making on public health-related issues. This includes addressing emergency situations, exercising its competencies, and safeguarding its assets, personnel, and facilities. Although a unit with the competence to perform this function already exists, it is not yet properly carried out. Therefore, to understand how this activity should be conducted and what its benefits would be, data regarding Anvisa's structure and functioning, with all its peculiarities, are presented, along with the current challenges it faces. This is followed by a brief history of public health emergencies and how Intelligence Activity is and can be conducted at the Agency.