Vigilância e resposta em saúde no plano regional: um estudo preliminar do caso da febre do Zika vírus

Abstract

Although awareness of the Zika virus has existed since the 1950s, only recently has it attracted the interest of the international community. In 2015 and 2016, the virus spread throughout Brazil and suspicions on the possible relation between parallel increases in neurological disorders and the infection arose. By November 2015, this concern had developed into a National Public Health Emergency. On February 1, 2016, WHO formally declared its suspicion that this was a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), and sent a response in accordance with International Health Regulations (2005). Zika is present in almost all South American countries, and PAHO/WHO, Unasur, and Mercosur are developing responsive actions to the epidemic. The aim of this article is to present a critical analysis of the regional South American and Brazilian responses of February through September 2016, in respect of this PHEIC announcement, utilizing qualitative methodologies via bibliographical examination and document analysis. In this context, the PAHO/WHO played a prominent role as compared with the other organizations. Moreover, the political environment of the region also played a major role in the instability of both Mercosur and Unasur, which could impact the capacity and effectiveness of the response.

Conhecimento e atitude das gestantes de alto risco sobre a transmissibilidade do vírus zika

“…The dengue virus has severely affected the Brazilian population for many decades, but there has not been any proper social, political or sanitary response to handle vector control of this disease 23 . The en-demic situation of these diseases reveals the inefficacy of preventive and vector control actions and highlights problems in urbanization, use of soil, and social inequalities, which demand structural changes with effective measures to fight the Zika virus 23,24 .…”

A negociação do acesso ao Benefício de Prestação Continuada por crianças com Síndrome Congênita do Zika Vírus em Pernambuco1

“…Para a ESPII do Zika, a comunidade científica internacional desconhecia inclusive que esse vírus poderia causar comprometimentos neurológicos nos fetos e nos bebês de mães que foram acometidas pelo Zika vírus durante a gestação. Alguns autores destacaram que a diferença entre as declarações de emergência para o Ebola e para o Zika residia no fato de que, no primeiro caso, a emergência foi declarada pelo que já se sabia sobre a doença e, no segundo caso, pelo que não se sabia (Heymann et al, 2016;Garcia, 2018;Bueno, 2017).…”

Repercussões psíquicas em mães de crianças com Síndrome Congênita do Zika Vírus

“…Due to lack of knowledge, health professionals and family members embark on uncertain paths about the potential of child development and the search for a better quality of life for affected children, but face an uncertain future full of barriers that are still insurmountable. [3][4][5] The family that is diagnosed with disability in their child faces great difficulties and battles, since the failure of the idealization of the perfect child can negatively affect the practice of mothering, which is directly related to the affection, care and cherishing developed by the mother when bonding with your baby. In the case of the diagnosis of CZS, children have a multiple disability picture and the impact of this unusual event can generate repercussions with larger proportions and magnitudes, because it is something new in relation to health, to social, social security and emotional.…”