Punt Politics as Failure of Health System Stewardship: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Brazil and Mexico

Punt Politics as Failure of Health System Stewardship: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Brazil and Mexico

We present a new concept, Punt Politics, and apply it to the COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) in two epicenters of the pandemic: Mexico and Brazil. Punt Politics refers to national leaders in federal systems deferring or deflecting responsibility for health systems decision-making to...

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Main Authors: Felicia Marie Knaul, Michael Touchton, Héctor Arreola-Ornelas, Rifat Atun, Renzo JC Calderon Anyosa, Julio Frenk, Adolfo Martínez-Valle, Tim McDonald, Thalia Porteny, Mariano Sánchez-Talanquer, Cesar Victora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:The Lancet Regional Health. Americas
Subjects:
Covid-19
Health Systems
Stewardship
Brazil
Mexico
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667193X2100082X

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