Brazil’s response to public health emergencies in 2023

Lessons for the international community

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ID14966439
AuthorsAna Sara Semeão De Souza (0000-0002-4554-1551, Ministry of Health, Brasília, Brazil, corresponding author), João Roberto Cavalcante (0000-0003-2070-3822, Ministry of Health, Brasília, Brazil), Raquel Proença (0000-0002-3380-5089, Ministry of Health, Brasília, Brazil), Carlos Henrique Michiles Frank (0000-0002-4202-2799, Ministry of Health, Brasília, Brazil), Thiago Basílio Mendonça (Ministry of Health, Brasília, Brazil), T Mendonca (0000-0002-4223-9162, Ministério da Saúde), Giovana Ferreira Costacurta (0000-0002-1763-7310, Ministry of Health, Brasília, Brazil), Igor De Assis Rodrigues (0000-0002-1030-1101, Ministry of Health, Brasília, Brazil), José Fonseca (0000-0003-2907-8103, Ministério da Saúde), José Lucas Pinho da Fonseca (Ministry of Health, Brasília, Brazil), Daniel Roberto Coradi De Freitas (Ministry of Health, Brasília, Brazil), Edenilo Baltazar Barreira Filho (0000-0002-7641-677X, Ministry of Health, Brasília, Brazil), Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel (0000-0003-4826-3355, Ministry of Health, Brasília, Brazil), Márcio Henrique De Oliveira Garcia (0000-0002-9001-278X, Ministry of Health, Brasília, Brazil)
Year2025
Volume49
Pages1
Publication date2025-01-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348
PublisherPan American Health Organization (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.26633/rpsp.2025.15
PMID39811046
OpenAlexW4406428576
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited8

The Brazilian experience highlights the importance of intrasectoral and intersectoral coordination in managing response actions, constant monitoring and communication to improve response measures, national support for local response efforts, and adaptation of the EOC structure to the different contexts and complexities of the emergencies faced

Disaster response · Emergency management · Environmental health · Medical emergency · Political science · Public health · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Law · Medicine · Nursing

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