Banca de DEFESA: LARISSA KEVINLYN MARTINS MARINHO

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STUDENT : LARISSA KEVINLYN MARTINS MARINHO
DATE: 30/07/2024
TIME: 09:30
LOCAL: Sala Multimeios 2, Instituto de Políticas Públicas (IPP/LabPlan/UFRN)
TITLE:

THE STATE CAPACITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: a look at the bureaucratic dimension of health policy

KEY WORDS:

State Capabilities; Health; Covid-19 pandemic; States.

PAGES: 117
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Planejamento Urbano e Regional
SUBÁREA: Serviços Urbanos e Regionais
SPECIALTY: Aspectos Sociais do Planejamento Urbano e Regional
SUMMARY:

The Covid-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is considered by the World Health Organization to be the biggest global health crisis of the 21st century. Brazil stood out in the global context for having one of the highest percentages of confirmed cases and deaths due to the disease. This scenario resulted in a series of inter-federative conflicts, caused by the Union's decision not to act as a coordinating entity, which created an overload for states and municipalities. Given this, this dissertation aims to understand the bureaucratic capacity of the Government of the State of Rio Grande do Norte to manage health policy during the Covid-19 pandemic (2020-2023). Based on the general objective, three specific objectives were proposed: a) contextualize health policy in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, especially in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic; b) identify the profile of the professional bureaucracy of the State Government of Rio Grande do Norte; and c) understand the managers' perception of the bureaucratic capacity of the Rio Grande do Norte State Department of Public Health to implement health policy. To this end, it is constituted as a case study that encompasses the qualitative-quanti research method, by making use of secondary data from government studies such as the State Basic Information Survey, from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and the Index of Effectiveness of State Management, of the Court of Auditors of the State of Rio Grande do Norte; and primary data obtained through semi-structured interviews with state health managers. This research showed that the bureaucratic conditions for managing health policy were precarious and insufficient in terms of structural, human and financial resources available to meet the demand caused by the pandemic crisis. This reinforces the need for the three spheres of government to transcend their political-partisan differences, establish a transparent and collaborative communication route, and increase investment in greater hiring and qualification of civil servants, thus aiming to guarantee the provision of efficient public policies.

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1678705 - LINDIJANE DE SOUZA BENTO ALMEIDA
Interna - 1410678 - RAQUEL MARIA DA COSTA SILVEIRA
Externa à Instituição - TEREZINHA CABRAL DE ALBUQUERQUE NETA BARROS - UERN