HIV/Aids and COVID-19 in Brazil: in four decades, two antithetical approaches to face serious pandemics

In the space of four decades, Brazil has faced two serious pandemics: human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The country’s response to HIV/AIDS was coordinated by several stakeholders and recognised the importance of scientific evidence in guiding decision-making, and a network offering monitoring and antiretroviral treatment was provided through coordinated efforts by the country’s universal health system. Conversely, the lack of a centrally coordinated strategy and misalignment between government ministries regarding the COVID-19 pandemic response, together with the denial of scientific evidence, promotion of ineffective treatments and insufficient vaccination efforts, have all led to the uncontrolled spread of infection, the near-total collapse of the health system and excess deaths.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Galvão-Castro,Bernardo, Grassi,Maria Fernanda Rios, Castilho,Euclides Ayres de, Greco,Dirceu Bartolomeu
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2021
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762021000100851
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