From Educational Program to Diplomatic Entertainment: The exhibition “L‘Affiche Suisse” travelling the Global South during the 1950s and 1960s
“The Swiss Poster” was a travelling exhibition organized by Pro Helvetia. The exhibition comprised of 126 posters by Swiss graphic designers plus 16 informative panels. This composition toured through Europe, the USA and South America from 1950-1952. From a Swiss perspective, the cultural diplomatic manifestation was evaluated as such a success that the exhibition generated numerous follow-up projects. Besides taking the already established route over the following years these travelled also off the beaten tracks as to South Africa and the Middle East. This presentation focuses on the destinations of the poster exhibition in developing countries. How did the exhibition present Switzerland? What were the aims of the exhibition? And what image of Swiss graphic design does the exhibition convey?
This article discusses issues related to funding and resource allocation in the SUS, in the context of two different projects policies. The study analyzed health spending in Brazil, in the period 1995 to 2012, compared to international spending, the Gross Domestic Product and Current Federal Gross Revenue. In the analysis, we compared the commitments made to the SUS in the administrations of Presidents FHC, Lula and Dilma. It was observed that, in relation to the behaviour of health spending, the Federal Governments of the Workers' Party did not differ from the Governments of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party. The profile of health spending didn't realize the dream of health reform in the years 1980.