Centro Brasileiro De Estudos De Saúde Cebes

What Centro Brasileiro De Estudos De Saúde Cebes does

Cebes (Centro Brasileiro de Estudos de Saúde) is a Brazilian non-profit civil society organization (instituição civil sem fins lucrativos, de âmbito nacional) founded on 24 September 1976 to defend democratization of society and the universal right to health. It played a foundational role in Brazil's Sanitary Reform movement and contributed to the creation of the SUS (Sistema Único de Saúde) through the 1988 Constitution, while publishing the peer-reviewed journal Saúde em Debate (Qualis A2, 2021–2024) since its inception. Today it operates as a membership-based institution serving health professionals, researchers, academics, students, and social movements engaged in collective health and SUS defense.

Its product portfolio is centered on knowledge dissemination and advocacy rather than commercial technology: it runs two journals (Saúde em Debate and Divulgação em Saúde para Debate), a publishing house (Cebes Editora), the Canal Cebes YouTube platform, the ComunicaSUS popular communication project (radionovelas, podcasts, spots, produced with Fiocruz and SESC), the MobilizaSUS social mobilization initiative, and recurring programmatic events such as Diálogos Cebianos, the Ciclo de Oficinas, and the Conferência Livre, Democrática e Popular de Saúde. The underlying 'technology' is content production, coalition orchestration, and open-access distribution through its website (cebes.org.br), regional nuclei, and partner networks.

Cebes generates revenue primarily through recurring annual associate membership subscriptions (sócios pessoa física and institutional) and donations, with no equity funding, no parent company, and no disclosed enterprise contracts. Its go-to-market is community-led: it recruits and mobilizes members via a national network of regional and thematic nuclei (Bahia, DF, Juazeiro, Agreste/Alagoas, Chapecó, Saúde-Trabalho-Direito, Saúde e Ambiente) and through coalition leadership of the Frente pela Vida alliance alongside Abrasco, Rede Unida, SBB, SBPC, CNS, and MST. Distribution of content is largely open-access and self-serve, reaching national audiences through digital media, open-access publishing, and in-person events.

Name

Centro Brasileiro De Estudos De Saúde Cebes

Legal name

Centro Brasileiro de Estudos de Saúde

Website

https://cebes.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cebes is a Brazilian non-profit civil society organization, founded in 1976, that defends public health and the SUS through peer-reviewed publishing (Saúde em Debate), advocacy, coalition leadership (Frente pela Vida), and programs serving health professionals, researchers, students, and social movements nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Advocacy and Scientific Publishing

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (813990)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing (MPAJABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Life Sciences (Biology, Ecology, Agriculture) Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAC), Healthcare & Clinical Professional Development (CME/CE) (EDAGANAJ)

Keywords

• Public health advocacy
• Health policy research
• Scientific publishing
• Health journalism
• Civil society organizing

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio de Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Associate Membership Fees: Cebes recruits associate members (sócios) through its website, with annual membership fees and renewal options. This is a primary recurring revenue stream for the organization.
2. Donations: The organization accepts public donations to support its activities in defense of public, universal, and free healthcare through the SUS.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Cebes is a nonprofit civil society organization that publishes scientific journals and books on public health, conducts advocacy and research in defense of Brazil's Unified Health System (SUS), and runs communication and social mobilization projects aimed at strengthening democratic participation in health policy. Its main deliverables are the journals "Saúde em Debate" and "Divulgação em Saúde para Debate," the Cebes Editora publishing house, and communication initiatives such as ComunicaSUS, Canal Cebes, Cebes Debate, Cebes Informa, Videoaulas, MobilizaSUS, and the "Saúde é Democracia" column.

Product overview

Cebes (Centro Brasileiro de Estudos de Saúde) is a civil society organization founded in 1976 that operates as a health advocacy and publishing entity rather than a technology company. Its portfolio consists primarily of academic publications (Revista Saúde em Debate and Revista Divulgação em Saúde para Debate), a publishing house (Cebes Editora), communication projects (ComunicaSUS with radionovelas, podcasts, spots), media platforms (Canal Cebes, Cebes Debate, Cebes Informa), educational content (Videoaulas), and social mobilization initiatives (MobilizaSUS). These products work together to advance the organization's mission of defending public health, democracy, and the SUS (Brazilian Unified Health System).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Saúde em Debate Scientific journal focused on public health policy, the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS), and social debates in health. It is published by Cebes and targeted at health professionals, researchers, academics, and students.
• Divulgação em Saúde para Debate Scientific journal aimed at disseminating public health debates and policy discussions to a broader audience of health professionals, researchers, students, and civil society actors.
• Cebes Editora Publishing arm of Cebes responsible for releasing books on public health themes, extending the organization's scientific publishing footprint beyond journals into book-length works.
• ComunicaSUS Communication project by Cebes focused on the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS), designed to inform and engage audiences on SUS-related themes.
• Canal Cebes YouTube channel run by Cebes that distributes video content on public health topics, debates, and interviews to engage broader audiences beyond academic publishing.
• Cebes Debate Live discussion program run by Cebes featuring conversations, interviews, and debates on public health themes, complementing the organization's editorial output.
• Cebes Informa Newsletter produced by Cebes providing updates on public health news, organizational activities, and policy developments relevant to members and the broader public health community.
• Videoaulas (Educational Video Lessons) Educational video lessons produced by Cebes on public health topics, designed to inform and train health professionals, students, and the interested public on key public health themes.
• MobilizaSUS Social mobilization project by Cebes aimed at engaging civil society around the defense of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) and the right to health.
• Coluna Saúde é Democracia Editorial column published by Cebes connecting health policy with democratic debate and civil society engagement, distributed as part of the organization's communication output.

Quantifiable outcome

• Revista Saúde em Debate achieved Qualis A2 classification for the 2021–2024 quadrennium, confirming its high academic relevance in Brazilian scholarly output.
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Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OPAS/OMS (PAHO/WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2026Cebes received approval from Seidigi in partnership with PAHO for the project 'Soberania Popular Transformação Digital SUS,' which maps popular experiences in health technology and contributes to a Digital Sanitary Reform. PAHO provides institutional and technical support.
• AgSUS (Agência Brasileira de Apoio à Gestão do SUS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2026Cebes partnered with AgSUS to produce a joint special edition of Revista Saúde em Debate focused on 'O SUS mais forte para os brasileiros: caminhos para o cuidado integral de qualidade, a gestão estratégica e os enfrentamentos climáticos na saúde.' Five thematic axes are covered.
• Fiocruz (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 October 2021Cebes partnered with Fiocruz and SESC to launch the 3rd edition of ComunicaSUS, a popular communication project producing radionovelas, spots, cards, and podcasts on public health topics.
• SESC (Serviço Social do Comércio)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 October 2021SESC co-sponsored the 3rd edition of the ComunicaSUS project alongside Cebes and Fiocruz, contributing to the production of popular communication materials for health literacy.
• Asfoc-SN (Sindicato dos Trabalhadores da Fiocruz)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 November 2020Cebes and Asfoc-SN co-developed the Ciclo de Oficinas de Mobilização e Atualização de Lideranças Comunitárias, an 8-week remote education program (40-hour workload) addressing health, citizenship, development, and the role of the State/SUS. The partnership mobilizes community leaders and social movements.
• Frente pela Vida (Coalition)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 July 2020Cebes co-convenes and co-founded the Frente pela Vida, a broad coalition of health collective entities, scientists, and civil society movements including Abrasco, Rede Unida, SBB, SBPC, CNS, and MST. The coalition has coordinated responses to COVID-19, organized the Conferência Livre Democrática e Popular de Saúde, and engaged in national health policy advocacy.
• CNS (Conselho Nacional de Saúde)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNS is a key allied institution in the Frente pela Vida coalition and co-organizer of the Conferência Livre, Democrática e Popular de Saúde, working with Cebes on health policy positions, CPI testimony, and advocacy.
• Abrasco (Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAbrasco is a founding partner in the Frente pela Vida coalition and co-organizes major events and advocacy campaigns with Cebes, including the Conferência Livre and national health conferences.
• Rede UnidacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRede Unida participates in the Frente pela Vida coalition alongside Cebes, contributing to publications, events, and health policy advocacy in the Brazilian collective health movement.
• UFFS (Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCebes participates in the 2nd Cycle of Online Debates on Worker Health at UFFS, coordinated by professor Maria Eneida Almeida, with support from the UFFS teachers' union section. Activities include debates on mental health, occupational health, and training for the SUS.
• CLACSO (Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCebes participates in the CLACSO Working Group on Social Studies for Health (GTESS), which has 58 members and an agenda focused on democracy, sovereignty, social protection, and inequalities in Latin America.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ALAMES (Asociación Latinoamericana de Medicina Social): Latin American social-medicine association referenced directly on Cebes' website; comparable scholarly society focused on social medicine, health reform, and critical public-health debate across Latin America.
• Abrasco (Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva): Brazilian association for collective health that co-convenes the Frente pela Vida coalition with Cebes and shares overlapping membership, scholarly publishing (Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva), and policy-advocacy mission in defense of the SUS.
• Rede Unida: Brazilian network of educators, researchers, and students in collective health; a core Frente pela Vida partner that collaborates with Cebes on publications, events, and health-policy advocacy.
• SBPC (Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciência): Brazilian society for the advancement of science; co-partner in the Frente pela Vida coalition and comparable in operating model as a national, membership-based scholarly society engaged in policy advocacy.
• Conselho Nacional de Saúde (CNS): Brazil's national health council; a key allied institution that co-organizes the Conferência Livre with Cebes and engages in joint health-policy advocacy and CPI testimony. Comparable as a stakeholder in Brazilian health-policy deliberation.

Broad incumbents

• Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz): Brazil's leading public health research and education institution, a long-standing strategic partner of Cebes (notably on ComunicaSUS). Much larger in scale and scope, but shares the SUS-defense mission and provides a natural scale-comparable for a public-health advocacy organization.
• PAHO / WHO Americas (OPAS/OMS): Pan American Health Organization; a current institutional partner of Cebes on the Soberania Popular Transformação Digital SUS project. Engaged with Cebes on regional health-policy frameworks and represents the international institutional counterpart of Cebes' mission.

Regional players

• CLACSO (Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales): Latin American council of social sciences; Cebes participates in CLACSO's Working Group on Social Studies for Health (GTESS). Comparable as a regional scholarly society convening researchers across Latin America, though broader in disciplinary scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/cebes
• Facebookfacebook.com/cebes.org.br
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centro-brasileiro-de-estudos-de-sa%C3%BAde-cebes

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries9 records

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