2020
DOI: 10.5123/s1679-49742020000200023
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Abstract: This article presents the strategies and actions adopted by the Brazilian Ministry of Health to hold back COVID-19. The response to the disease was immediate and occurred prior to the first case being detected in Brazil. Provision of information and communication to the population and the press was adopted as a fundamental strategy for addressing the epidemic. Guidance provided to the population has been clear, stressing the importance of coronavirus transmission prevention measures. Efforts have been directed… Show more

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“…The Brazilian National Health System (SUS, its acronym in Portuguese) would have to be fully mobilized in an articulated manner, with the participation of the municipalities, the states and the Union, as well as the involvement of all governments at the three levels of administration: the National Congress, the Judiciary and Brazilian society. Nevertheless, the Covid-19 pandemic exposed SUS's structural weaknesses and bottlenecks, mainly the lack and the unequal distribution, in the Brazilian territory, of health workers, medium and high complexity care infrastructure and capacity to produce and perform diagnostic tests (Oliveira et al, 2020).…”
Section: Healthcare In Brazilmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The Brazilian National Health System (SUS, its acronym in Portuguese) would have to be fully mobilized in an articulated manner, with the participation of the municipalities, the states and the Union, as well as the involvement of all governments at the three levels of administration: the National Congress, the Judiciary and Brazilian society. Nevertheless, the Covid-19 pandemic exposed SUS's structural weaknesses and bottlenecks, mainly the lack and the unequal distribution, in the Brazilian territory, of health workers, medium and high complexity care infrastructure and capacity to produce and perform diagnostic tests (Oliveira et al, 2020).…”
Section: Healthcare In Brazilmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The Ministry also tried to fulfil the WHO's recommendations for testing suspected cases and advising isolation of people with the disease and their household contacts to reduce dissemination (Oliveira et al, 2020).…”
Section: The Clashes Between the President And Local Leadersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…On February 3, 2020, the Brazilian Ministry of Health (MS) declared a Public Health Emergency of National reach 3 . There had been no cases reported in the country by then, but this happened on February 26, 2020, with confirmation of the first imported case, coming from Italy 4 . On March 11, 2020, the day before World Kidney Day, the WHO declared it to be a pandemic.…”
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“…O enfretamento da pandemia da COVID-19 impôs desafi os importantes para os gestores públicos. A resposta à crise envolve necessariamente ações multidimensionais que incluem a criação de um marco normativo específi co, a organização de um sistema de vigilância, a gestão e ampliação da capacidade do sistema, políticas específi cas de treinamento dos recursos humanos, e a compra de insumos e equipamentos de proteção (CONASS/ CONASEMS, 2020;Oliveira et al, 2020). A presença de sistemas de saúde públicos e universais, como é o caso do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) no Brasil, pode favorecer uma resposta satisfatória para essa crise.…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…A presença de sistemas de saúde públicos e universais, como é o caso do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) no Brasil, pode favorecer uma resposta satisfatória para essa crise. Por possuírem sistemas de vigilância e de informação organizados, sistemas de saúde públicos e universais permitem o melhor monitoramento da epidemia assim como uma estrutura de oferta organizada e territorializada (Oliveira et al, 2020). O Brasil já apresentou capacidade de resposta a outras epidemias, por exemplo, a H1N1 em 2009 e o Zika Vírus em 2015-2016, demonstrando potencial para o enfrentamento da COVID-19 (Croda et al, 2020).…”
Section: Introductionunclassified