Title:	The role played by public universities in mitigating the coronavirus catastrophe in Brazil : solidarity, research and support to local governments facing the health crisis
Authors:	Arrais, Cristiano Alencar Corcioli, Graciella Medina, Gabriel da Silva
Assunto::	Crise sanitária Pesquisa Extensão Solidariedade Universidades federais Covid-19
Issue Date:	11-Feb-2021
Publisher:	Frontiers
Citation:	ARRAIS, Cristiano Alencar; Corcioli, Graciella; MEDINA, Gabriel da Silva. The role played by public universities in mitigating the coronavirus catastrophe in Brazil: solidarity, research and support to local governments facing the health crisis. Frontiers in Sociology, v. 6, art. 610297, fev. 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2021.610297. Disponível em: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2021.610297/full. Acesso em: 17 mar. 2021.
Abstract:	This study aims to assess the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil and how it has been dealt with by both the government and in civil society. To this end, we examine the Brazilian public health system and the measures taken by the Bolsonaro Government that led to Brazil being ranked second in overall Covid-19 infections in the world through August 2020. In the absence of national leadership facing the Covid-19 health crisis, we list a set of science-based initiatives promoted by Brazilian public universities in connection with local governments, NGOs and communities as a means of mitigating the consequences and spread of the pandemic. This study is based on the consultation of institutional material published by universities summarizing their research and outreach initiatives. Results reveal that university initiatives included: 1) Alerts to society on the risks of the pandemic, with an emphasis on establishing observatories that assisted local governments and civil society in understanding the evolution of the disease, as well as in implementing measures for its prevention; 2) Direct assistance to local communities, with emphases on the addition of beds in university hospitals for treating patients with Covid-19 and on the manufacturing of personal protective equipment and; 3) Research to find solutions to prevent and treat the disease, with emphases on the development of tests for Covid-19, as well as on carrying out phase 3 vaccine trials. Through these measures, Brazilian public Federal Universities played a key role in supporting both civil society and local governments in mitigating the impacts of the pandemic.
metadata.dc.description.unidade:	Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária (FAV)
Licença::	Copyright © 2021 Arrais, Corcioli and Medina. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2021.610297
Appears in Collections:	Artigos publicados em periódicos e afins UnB - Covid-19

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