Secretaria de Estado de Saude de Minas Gerais

What Secretaria de Estado de Saude de Minas Gerais does

Secretaria de Estado de Saúde de Minas Gerais (SES-MG) is the state government health authority of Minas Gerais, Brazil, responsible for planning, coordinating, and regulating public health policies and services within the Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) framework across all 853 municipalities of the state. Headquartered at Cidade Administrativa in Belo Horizonte, the entity employs 1,001–5,000 staff and oversees four wholly-owned operational foundations: FHEMIG (hospital management), HEMOMINAS (hematology and blood services), FUNED (pharmaceutical production and laboratory analysis), and ESP-MG (public health workforce training). Its service portfolio includes the primary institutional portal (saude.mg.gov.br), InfoSaúde MG (a health data analytics portal with interactive dashboards across 10 thematic areas), SESResolve (transparency and resource management platform replacing legacy SIGRES), TeleMaisSaúde MG (telemedicine), VISA Digital (sanitary surveillance), Digital Pharmacy, JudSaúde (judicial health case management), Opera Mais (hospital management), and CERAC (high-complexity access regulation), alongside the AVA-SES Moodle-based virtual learning environment.

SES-MG operates a multi-platform digital health ecosystem with system integrations to Gov.br (authentication), CAGEC (user provisioning), SEI (electronic document management), and SSC (corporate security). Core technical differentiators are interoperability across platforms and domain specialization in public health workflows. SES-MG is LGPD-compliant (Brazil's data protection law) and serves as the exclusive coordinator of SUS operations for the state, including disease surveillance (managing active dengue, chikungunya, and Zika outbreaks), medication distribution through the Farmácia de Minas program, healthcare workforce development, and resource transfer to municipal health secretariats.

SES-MG is not a commercial entity and generates no revenue from product sales or services. It is funded through public budget allocations: the state is legally required to apply 12% of tax revenues to health actions and services under Lei Complementar 141/2012, with additional federal contributions tied to prior-year spending and GDP variation, and 15% municipal contributions. All services are provided free at point of use to the population of Minas Gerais (including foreign residents in Brazil), as part of Brazil's universal public health system. The parent entity is the Governo do Estado de Minas Gerais, and social control is exercised through the Conselho Estadual de Saúde de Minas Gerais (CES-MG).

Name

Secretaria de Estado de Saude de Minas Gerais

Legal name

Secretaria de Estado de Saúde de Minas Gerais

Website

https://saude.mg.gov.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Secretaria de Estado de Saúde de Minas Gerais (SES-MG) is the state government health authority of Minas Gerais, Brazil, coordinating public health policies and SUS services across 853 municipalities and 21+ million citizens through an integrated digital health ecosystem including InfoSaúde MG, SESResolve, TeleMaisSaúde, and AVA-SES.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Healthcare Administration

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial/Regional Health Departments (HLAJAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

State/Provincial Health Department & Public Health Administration (BPAIABAH)

Keywords

• Public health services
• Health policy coordination
• Pharmaceutical assistance
• Health surveillance
• Telemedicine services

Headquarters

HQ city

Belo Horizonte

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Health Budget Allocation: SES-MG operates as a government health authority funded primarily through public budget allocations. The state is required to apply 12% of tax revenues on health actions and services (per Lei Complementar 141/2012). Federal government contributions are based on prior year spending plus GDP variation. Municipalities contribute 15%.

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Secretaria de Estado de Saúde de Minas Gerais (SES-MG) plans, coordinates, and regulates public health policies, services, and programs within the Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) across all 853 municipalities of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It oversees a network of public hospitals, primary care units, emergency care units, blood banks, public laboratories, pharmaceutical distribution programs, telemedicine, and professional training services, all funded through state, federal, and municipal government budget allocations and delivered free at the point of use to citizens.

Product overview

The Secretaria de Estado de Saúde de Minas Gerais (SES-MG) operates a multi-platform digital health ecosystem comprising its main institutional portal (saude.mg.gov.br) as the central hub, supplemented by specialized systems for citizen services. Key platforms include SESResolve (health resource management and transparency), InfoSaúde MG (health data analytics), AVA-SES (professional training via Moodle), TeleMaisSaúde MG (telemedicine), VISA Digital (sanitary surveillance), Farmácia Digital (medication management), JudSaúde (judicial health cases), and Opera Mais (hospital management). The portfolio also includes Fale Conosco (citizen communication), epidemiological monitoring bulletins, and the pharmaceutical assistance program. These platforms work together to provide integrated health services to Minas Gerais' 853 municipalities and over 21 million citizens.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Brands

• Fundo Estadual de Saúde (FES): State Health Fund managing financial resources for health policies
• SESResolve
• InfoSaúde MG
• AVA - SES

Products and services

• InfoSaúde MG A health information portal providing analysis of health data and information from Minas Gerais through interactive tools and data products, covering 10 thematic areas including epidemiological surveillance, technical studies, management indicators, access regulation, primary care, and regionalization. Provides evidence base for health policy formulation and citizen access to public health data.
• SESResolve Official transparency platform for managing health resources, replacing the former SIGRES system. Enables registration, digital adhesion signature, monitoring, and accountability of health financing resolutions and guidelines from SES-MG. Uses Gov.br authentication and integrates with CAGEC for user provisioning and SEI for document management.
• AVA-SES (Ambiente Virtual de Aprendizagem) The Virtual Learning Environment of the State Health Secretariat, built on Moodle, providing training courses for health professionals across categories including health surveillance, strategic management of human resources, SUS management, financial resources, digital health, and health care networks. Housed on the 12th and 13th floors of Edifício Minas in Belo Horizonte.
• TeleMaisSaúde MG A digital health service enabling remote healthcare consultations and telemedicine services for citizens of Minas Gerais. Operates under the Saúde Digital program of SES-MG.
• VISA Digital Digital platform for sanitary surveillance services, enabling registration, inspection scheduling, and compliance management for establishments under health surveillance. Operates under the Vigilância Sanitária program of SES-MG.
• Farmácia Digital Digital pharmacy service enabling citizens to request medications, check availability, and manage prescriptions through the online platform as part of the Farmácia de Minas pharmaceutical assistance program.
• JudSaúde System for managing judicialized health cases, handling requests for medications and treatments not yet available through the public health system that have been mandated by judicial decisions.
• Opera Mais Hospital management system for surgical scheduling and hospital care coordination across the state health network under the Atenção Hospitalar program.
• CERAC (Central Estadual de Regulação de Alta Complexidade) State center for regulating high-complexity healthcare access, managing patient referrals and bed allocation for advanced medical procedures across Minas Gerais.
• Programa de Assistência Farmacêutica (Farmácia de Minas) State pharmaceutical assistance program providing medications through the Componente Especializado da Assistência Farmacêutica (CEAF), including the Relação de Medicamentos Essenciais do Estado de Minas Gerais (REMEMG) essentials list, stock reports, and Call Center services via LigMinas. Distributes specialized, essential, strategic, and basic medications.

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• FHEMIG (Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais)coreOthersState hospital foundation managing multiple public hospitals in Minas Gerais, providing specialized hospital care across various medical specialties. FHEMIG is one of the largest public hospital managers in Brazil.
• HEMOMINAS (Fundação Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Minas Gerais)coreOthersState blood center responsible for blood collection, processing, and distribution throughout Minas Gerais, ensuring safe blood supply for the SUS network.
• FUNED (Fundação Ezequiel Dias)coreTechnology or IntegrationPublic foundation conducting scientific research, developing and producing medications, and performing laboratory analyses for public health. Produces biological and pharmaceutical products for the state health system.
• ESP-MG (Escola de Saúde Pública do Estado de Minas Gerais)coreOthersPublic health school established in 1946, responsible for training and qualifying healthcare workers in Minas Gerais through professional development programs.
• CES-MG (Conselho Estadual de Saúde de Minas Gerais)coreOthersState Health Council providing social control and citizen participation in health policy formulation and monitoring. Composed of 50% users, 25% health workers, and 25% managers/service providers.
• COSEMS-MG (Conselho de Secretarias Municipais de Saúde)coreOthersAssociation of municipal health secretaries representing the 853 municipalities in collective negotiations and policy coordination with SES-MG.
• Fiocruz Minas Gerais (CPqRR)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerOswaldo Cruz Foundation branch in Minas Gerais conducting research and development in health sciences, collaborating on public health initiatives.
• Superintendências Regionais de Saúde (SRS) and Gerências Regionais de Saúde (GRS)coreOthersRegional health offices throughout the state that coordinate and support municipal health systems in their respective territories.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): U.S. national public health agency with comparable functions in epidemiological surveillance, health information systems, and population health - though from a federal rather than sub-national perspective.
• Ministério da Saúde (Brazil): Federal-level Brazilian health authority that defines SUS policy, provides transfer funding, and oversees state secretariats. Comparable as a broader public-health administrator and policy-setter upstream of SES-MG.

Others

• Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz): Major Brazilian public health research and production institution that partners with SES-MG (via Fiocruz Minas) on R&D, surveillance, and pharmaceutical production - overlapping on public health functions even if not a direct administrative peer.
• Conselho Nacional de Secretários de Saúde (CONASS): National association of state health secretaries; relevant ecosystem peer that coordinates policy alignment among state health authorities, including SES-MG.

Direct peers

• Secretaria da Saúde do Estado da Bahia (SESAB): State health authority of Bahia, with comparable mandate to coordinate SUS across a large, multi-municipality territory; comparable in operating model and digital-services rollout.
• Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro: State health secretariat of Rio de Janeiro, responsible for coordinating SUS in that state. Most directly comparable to SES-MG in mandate, funding structure, and service portfolio (primary care, hospitals, surveillance).
• Secretaria de Estado da Saúde do Paraná (SESA-PR): State health secretariat of Paraná with similar structure: coordinates SUS, manages state hospitals, and runs pharmaceutical and surveillance programs - making it a structural peer to SES-MG.
• Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de São Paulo: State health secretariat of São Paulo, the most direct peer: same role (SUS coordination at state level), same scope (public health policy, hospitals, pharmaceuticals, epidemiological surveillance), and same reporting structure to a state government.

Regional players

• National Health Service (NHS) England: UK national/regional health authority that commissions and oversees public healthcare delivery; comparable in mandate (universal coverage, regional coordination, public funding) though operating in a different national context.
• Public Health Agency of Canada: National-level public health agency with comparable surveillance, immunization, and digital-health-data roles; useful as an international functional peer for SES-MG's disease-monitoring and prevention programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/cesminasgerais
• Facebookfacebook.com/Conselho-Estadual-de-Sa%C3%BAde-de-Minas-Gerais-Cesmg-874782372603729
• Instagraminstagram.com/conselhodesaudemg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/saudemg

Compliance2 records

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Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

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