OPERATIONAL PLANNING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: COMPARISON BETWEEN THE WHO RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL CONTINGENCY PLAN

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v25i0.72659

Keywords:

Operational Planning, World Health Organization, Pandemics.

Abstract

Objective: In view of the publication of the COVID-19 guide – Operational Planning Guidelines
to Support Country Preparedness and Response, by the World Health Organization, this
paper attempts to compare the content of the Brazilian National Contingency Plan to the
WHO guidelines.
Development: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov2), the virus that
causes COVID-19, has a sustained community transmission in Brazil since March 2020. The
country launched the National Contingency Plan for Human Infection with the new COVID-19
Coronavirus in February 2020, in order to guide the national response to fight the disease.
Conclusion: The Brazilian document only partially meets the recommendations of the
international guide, the main gaps being the points of entry, prevention, and control of
the infection caused by SARS-CoV-2 in health equipment and community spaces, handling
suspected and confirmed cases, and operational and logistical support.

Author Biography

Nila Larisse Silva de Albuquerque, Universidade Federal do Ceará

Enfermeira da Universidade Federal do Ceará. Especialista em Economia da Saúde. Mestre em Enfermagem. Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Ceará.

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Published

2020-04-17

How to Cite

Albuquerque, N. L. S. de. (2020). OPERATIONAL PLANNING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: COMPARISON BETWEEN THE WHO RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL CONTINGENCY PLAN. Cogitare Enfermagem, 25. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v25i0.72659

Issue

Vol. 25 (2020)

Section

Especial Covid-19

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