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Government strategies in confronting COVID-19 in the republic of Cuba.
González, C Aleida González; Fonte, Daylí Morales; Rodríguez, Lisandra Leal; González, Adrián González; Gomes, José Orlando.
  • González CAG; Technological University of Havana José Antonio Echeverría, Havana, Cuba.
  • Fonte DM; Technological University of Havana José Antonio Echeverría, Havana, Cuba.
  • Rodríguez LL; Technological University of Havana José Antonio Echeverría, Havana, Cuba.
  • González AG; Technological University of Havana José Antonio Echeverría, Havana, Cuba.
  • Gomes JO; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Work ; 73(s1): S95-S108, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2065431
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

In Cuba, the first cases of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) were confirmed on March 11, 2020, when the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the pandemic and the Ministry of Public Health of Cuba (MINSAP) began to execute the COVID-19 Prevention and Control Plan. This plan was prepared two months earlier by MINSAP working together with the National Civil Defense and the government approved it at the end of January.

OBJECTIVE:

The aim of this research is to assess the effectiveness of the government strategies to deal with COVID-19, by analyzing the role of the different agencies involved in the pandemic management.

METHODS:

A bibliographical review of the following documents was conducted information issued by MINSAP and other ministries, archives of the Pedro Kouri Institute (IPK) and Cuban journals regarding the high impact in the field of medicine. The data were processed with different tools (diagrams, bar graphs, analysis and synthesis, etc.) that allowed measuring the effectiveness of the strategies implemented.

RESULTS:

The government's strategies focused on the integration of all state agencies and some private institutions to confront COVID-19; the collaboration between MINSAP specialists, country's research centers and universities for the creation of vaccines to contain the pandemic; the production of medical equipment and instruments; the design of the organization processes of the services, such as planning techniques and distribution of ambulances, allocation of hospitals and isolation centers for sufferers and direct contacts respectively.

CONCLUSION:

The analysis carried out showed that the interrelations between the different organizations involved had positive influences on the treatment of the pandemic.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Topics: Vaccines Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Caribbean / Cuba Language: English Journal: Work Journal subject: Occupational Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: WOR-211209

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Topics: Vaccines Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Caribbean / Cuba Language: English Journal: Work Journal subject: Occupational Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: WOR-211209