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0060/2025 - Federalism and SUS Resilience: the new leadership of state governments in facing the Covid-19 pandemic
Federalismo e Resiliência do SUS: a nova liderança dos governos estaduais no enfrentamento da pandemia de Covid-19

Author:

• Virgínia Maria Dalfior Fava - Fava, VMD - <virginiafava@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4960-9012

Co-author(s):

• Assis Luiz Mafort Ouverney - Ouverney, A.L.M - <assismafort@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8581-3777
• Edjavane Rocha - Rocha, E. - <edjavane@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7854-5751


Abstract:

The health emergencies in the last 20 years have highlighted the need to understand the characteristics of health systems that contribute to resilience in the face of extreme shocks. Studies have emphasized organizational aspects of health systems that contribute to resilience. This article, however, analyzed the dynamics of intergovernmental relations to investigate how the state governments contributed to the resilience of the SUS during the Covid-19 pandemic. The analytical model proposed by the World Health Organization was used to assess the response of state SUS managers to a survey, complemented by datathe scientific literature. The results show that the leadership of state health departments strengthened the four dimensions of resilience: (1) maintaining governance and coordination of health policies; (2) managing financial resources and strengthening coverage of health services; (3) guaranteeing resources to maintain services and meet new demands; and (4) implement innovative approaches in health services to face the challenges posed by the pandemic and Covid-19. The study concludes that there was asymmetric progress among the four dimensions, with significant advances in governance but with a return to pre-pandemic conditions in the other dimensions.

Keywords:

Health Systems Resilience. Federalism. Unified Health System. Covid-19.

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Fava, VMD, Ouverney, A.L.M, Rocha, E.. Federalism and SUS Resilience: the new leadership of state governments in facing the Covid-19 pandemic. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2025/Mar). [Citado em 07/08/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/federalism-and-sus-resilience-the-new-leadership-of-state-governments-in-facing-the-covid19-pandemic/19536



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