COVID-19: the use of epidemiological data during public health crises

• Grant number: 20/06990-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: June 01, 2020
• End date: April 30, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Administration - Public Administration
• Principal Investigator: Elize Massard da Fonseca
• Grantee: Carolina Fausto de Souza Coutinho
• Host Institution: Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo (EAESP). Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 20/05230-8 - Fight against COVID-19: Brazil in comparative perspective, AP.R
• Associated scholarship(s): 21/07243-2 - Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV/AIDS policies in Brazil and the USA, BE.EP.PD

Abstract

This postdoctoral project aims to support research on Brazil's response to the Covid-19 epidemic. The postdoctoral fellow will be responsible for collecting epidemiological information such as bulletins and predictive models about COVID-19 epidemic in order to inform the narrative of the Brazilian case as well as explore if the decisions taken by the Brazilian government (federal, state and, if possible, municipal) were taken according the World Health Organization guidelines. In addition, based on the epidemiological data and information collected, the literature review, and the findings about the political response to COVID-19, recommendations about how responding to public health emergencies and crisis management will be made. (AU)