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Descriptor English: Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency
Descriptor Spanish: Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria
Descriptor Agencia Brasileña de Vigilancia Sanitaria
Entry term(s) ANVISA
Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria (BR)
Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria de Brasil
Scope note: Entidad reguladora, caracterizada por su independencia administrativa, cuya misión es la promoción y protección de la salud pública mediante el control sanitario de la producción y comercialización de los productos y servicios sujetos a vigilancia sanitaria; el control incluye el proceso, la tecnología, los insumos y el entorno relacionados con la producción de dichos productos y servicios. Además, esta Agencia ejerce el control de puertos, aeropuertos y fronteras y coopera con el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y con las instituciones extranjeras en los asuntos internacionales relacionados con la vigilancia sanitaria.
Descriptor Portuguese: Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária
Descriptor French: Agence Nationale Brésilienne de Surveillance de Santé
Entry term(s): ANVISA
National Health Surveillance Agency (BR)
National Health Surveillance Agency of Brazil
Tree number(s): VS1.001.001.001
Scope note: Regulator, characterized by administrative independence, with a mission to promote and protect public health by means of sanitary control of production and marketing of products and services subject to sanitary surveillance, including the environments, processes, inputs and technologies related to them. In addition, the Agency has control over ports, airports and borders and interacts with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and foreign institutions to deal with international relations in sanitary area.
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
DeCS ID: 51295
Unique ID: DDCS051295
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Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency - Preferred
Concept UI FD00061503
Scope note Regulator, characterized by administrative independence, with a mission to promote and protect public health by means of sanitary control of production and marketing of products and services subject to sanitary surveillance, including the environments, processes, inputs and technologies related to them. In addition, the Agency has control over ports, airports and borders and interacts with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and foreign institutions to deal with international relations in sanitary area.
Preferred term Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency
Entry term(s) ANVISA
National Health Surveillance Agency (BR)
National Health Surveillance Agency of Brazil



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