The institutional capacity of the Health Sector and the response to COVID-19 in a global perspective

Ciencia e Saude Coletiva

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Costa, Nilson do Rosário¹  Silva, Paulo Roberto Fagundes da¹  Lago, Marcos Junqueira do²  Jatobá, Alessandro³ 

[1] Fundação Oswaldo Cruz;Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro;Fiocruz

关键词: Global Health Security Index;    CO VID -19;    Pandemic;    Institutional capacity;    Compa rative analysis;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1413-812320212610.11852021

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Associacao Brasileira de Pos - Graduacao em Saude Coletiva

【 摘 要 】

This study approaches the Global Health Security Index (GHSI) according to the responses to the first cycle of the COVID-19. The GHSI ranks countries’ institutional capacity to address biological risks. We analyzed data regarding the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in 50 countries to assess the ability of GHSI to anticipate health risks. The lack of vaccination determined the spread of the COVID-19 in the first cycle of the pandemic in 2020. Country indicators are correlated and demonstrated by descriptive statistics. The clustering method groups countries by similar age composition. The main restriction that can be attributed to the GHSI concerns the preference of biomedical variables for measuring institutional capacity. Our work shows that the pandemic had a significant impact on better-prepared countries, according to the GHSI, to control the spread of diseases and offer more access to health care in 2020. This paper points out that the health sector depended on the cooperation of governments in the adoption of social distancing during the first cycle of the pandemic. The GHSI failed to consider the role of political leaders who challenge severe health risks by vetoing social distancing.

【 授权许可】

CC BY