Managing Brazil’s Health System at municipal level against Covid-19: a preliminary analysis

ABSTRACT This qualitative, observational, and exploratory study was supported by quantitative data to analyze the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) response to Covid-19 in three Brazilian municipalities. We used semi-structured interviews to listen to and dialogue with managers of the cities ana...

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Published in:Saúde em debate (Londrina, Brazil) Vol. 46; no. spe1; pp. 15 - 32
Main Authors: Tasca, Renato, Martins carrera, Mariana Baleeiro, Malik, Ana Maria, Schiesari, Laura Maria César, Bigoni, Alessandro, Costa, Cinthia Ferreira, Massuda, Adriano
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
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Summary:ABSTRACT This qualitative, observational, and exploratory study was supported by quantitative data to analyze the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) response to Covid-19 in three Brazilian municipalities. We used semi-structured interviews to listen to and dialogue with managers of the cities analyzed, guided by a roadmap to explore the managers’ perception during the response to the pandemic, understand the motivations that guided their strategic choices, and visualize the weaknesses and potentials of the municipal system in a public health emergency. We conducted a qualitative analysis considering the critical points of the SUS response to the pandemic, including coordination and governance, surveillance and prevention, and the health services network. In the results, we present and discuss the main characteristics of the municipalities, the 2020 pandemic course, the response actions adopted, and submit an analysis of the response pattern of municipal SUS managers in the pandemic. RESUMO Este é um estudo observacional, exploratório, que utilizou metodologia qualitativa, com apoio de dados quantitativos, para analisar a resposta do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) à Covid-19 em três municípios brasileiros. Utilizaram-se entrevistas semiestruturadas para escuta e diálogo com gestores das cidades analisadas, que foram orientadas por roteiro para explorar a percepção dos gestores durante o processo de resposta à pandemia, compreender as motivações que orientaram suas escolhas estraté- gicas e visualizar as fragilidades e potencialidades do sistema municipal em uma emergência de saúde pública. Realizou-se análise qualitativa considerando pontos-chave da resposta do SUS à pandemia, entre eles, coordenação e governança, vigilância e prevenção, e rede de serviços de saúde. Nos resultados, apresentam-se e discutem-se as principais características dos municípios, o curso da pandemia em 2020, ações de resposta adotadas; e exibe-se uma análise do padrão de resposta dos gestores do SUS municipal na pandemia.
ISSN:0103-1104
2358-2898
DOI:10.1590/0103-11042022e101i