Martins, Flavio;
Lima, Anna;
Diep, Loan;
Cezarino, Luciana;
Liboni, Lara;
Tostes, Rita;
Parikh, Priti;
(2023)
COVID-19, SDGs and public health systems: Linkages in Brazil.
Health Policy OPEN
, 4
, Article 100090. 10.1016/j.hpopen.2023.100090.
(In press).
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Abstract
Background: The global 2030 Agenda covers a range of interconnected issues which need interdisciplinary and holistic approaches to improve human well‐being and protect the natural environment. The COVID‐19 pandemic has brought to light critical inequities in society and policy gaps in health services. As highlighted through analyses of the interlinkages among the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), connections between human health and well‐being and the environment, can help support new policy needs in addressing systemic health crises, including widespread pandemics. Method: We identify links between the COVID‐19 crisis and multiple SDGs in the context of Brazil based on a review of the current literature in the health sector. Findings: We identify synergistic connections between 88 out of 169 SDG targets and COVID‐19, notably around themes such as City Environment, Contextual Policies and the value created by improved Information and Technology. Using the context of the Brazilian National Health Service (SUS) highlights recurrent interconnections from the focal point of target 3.8. This includes topics such as challenges for universal healthcare coverage, budget allocation, and universalisation. Conclusions: The framework developed for supporting policy‐making decisions and the design of toolkits for dealing with future health‐related emergency scenarios offers a practical solution in the health sector. It is worth noting that progress and action on public health systems and policies must go hand in hand with addressing existing socio‐economic vulnerabilities in society. This is vital for tackling future pandemics and simultaneously addressing the SDGs.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | COVID-19, SDGs and public health systems: Linkages in Brazil |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.hpopen.2023.100090 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpopen.2023.100090 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Sustainable Development Goals, COVID‐19, Brazil, Health policy, Health services, Vulnerabilities |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10165698 |
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