Abstract:Background
Brazil has more than 33,000 primary health care facilities (PHCF) which could have played an important role in the fight against the COVID. Brazilian primary health care(PHC) should deal with the following axes to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on health needs: COVID-19 treatment; health surveillance; continuity of care; and social support. This article aims to analyze the performance profile of PHC during the pandemic in the five Brazilian macroregions.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was carried … Show more
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