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HIV/Aids and COVID-19 in Brazil: in four decades, two antithetical approaches to face serious pandemics
- Source :
- Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Volume: 116, Article number: e210071, Published: 21 JUN 2021
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde, 2021.
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Abstract
- In the space of four decades, Brazil has faced two serious pandemics: human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The country’s response to HIV/AIDS was coordinated by several stakeholders and recognised the importance of scientific evidence in guiding decision-making, and a network offering monitoring and antiretroviral treatment was provided through coordinated efforts by the country’s universal health system. Conversely, the lack of a centrally coordinated strategy and misalignment between government ministries regarding the COVID-19 pandemic response, together with the denial of scientific evidence, promotion of ineffective treatments and insufficient vaccination efforts, have all led to the uncontrolled spread of infection, the near-total collapse of the health system and excess deaths.
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Volume: 116, Article number: e210071, Published: 21 JUN 2021
- Accession number :
- edsair.od.......608..bc22f2641941bf2746398a5a5e19da14