Naomar de Almeida-Filho

Naomar de Almeida-Filho is the Rector of the Federal University of Salvador De Bahia. He holds an M.D., MPH, and Ph.D. in Medicine. His academic work focuses on theoretical frameworks of health, including models of health and illness, sociology of health, and medical anthropology. His seminal 2006 article in RUPTURES journal explores the SID (Sickness-Illness-Disease) complex and semiological approaches to health. His research integrates socio-anthropological and epistemological dimensions of health, emphasizing interdisciplinary synthesis.

Key contributions include critiques of biomedical models and advocacy for a holistic understanding of health beyond the absence of disease. His work engages with philosophers like Canguilhem and Foucault to frame health as a dynamic, socially constructed concept. Collaborations with scholars like Bibeau and Corin further his exploration of health systems and structural determinants of health inequities.