An emergency strategy framework for managing COVID-19 in long-term care facilities in Brazil

Ano: 2021 | Volume: 15 | Número: Não se aplica

Autores: Peter Lloyd-Sherlocka; João Bastos Freire Netob; Meirelayne Duartec; Monica Frankd; Karla Giacomine; Paulo José Fortes Villas Boasf; Fabiana da Cunha Saddig; Patrick Alexander Wachholzf

Palavras-chave: aged; coronavirus infections; developing countries; Brazil.

Resumo Inglês:

This paper presents a novel policy framework to support government responses to COVID-19 in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in low and middle-income countries. It focuses on issues that are of specific relevance to Brazilian policy-settings, including examples of its local implementation. The CIAT Framework combines and summarizes broad elements for an emergency strategy to address the potential effects of COVID-19. The 4 steps of the Framework entail policies to coordinate, identify, assess, and target support. Those policies can be applied immediately to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in LTCFs. It is, however, essential to situate these responses within a more comprehensive and permanent strategy. Intersectoral collaboration must evolve into a fully institutionalized system.