AN EMERGENCY STRATEGY FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGING COVID-19 IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES IN BRAZIL

• Main Authors: Peter Lloyd-Sherlock (Author), João Bastos Freire Neto (Author), Meirelayne Duarte (Author), Monica Frank (Author), Karla Giacomin (Author), Paulo José Fortes Villas Boas (Author), Fabiana da Cunha Saddi (Author), Patrick Alexander Wachholz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This paper presents a novel policy framework to support government responses to COVID-19 in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) in low and middle-income countries. It focuses on issues that are of specific relevance to Brazilian policy-settings, including examples of its local implementation. The CIAT...