The resilience of the Brazilian National Health System in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

This article discusses the resilience of the Brazilian National Health System (SUS) in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The analytical categories proposed by the World Health Organization were adopted to analyze the health system’s: (i) leadership and governance, (ii) financing, (iii) strategic health products, (iv) workforce, (v) health Information, and (vi) provision of services. To explore the provision of services and adapt it to the Brazilian context, we subdivided the corresponding block into five sub-blocks: (i) public health and surveillance actions, (ii) primary health care; (iii) specialized and hospital care, (iv) urgency and emergency, and (v) digital health. We conducted a non-systematic consultation of scientific literature and official documents published by Brazilian government agencies and international health organizations to obtain data related to the organization of health systems in the face of public health emergencies.

Keywords:
Brazilian National Health System; Health management; Public health emergencies