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Volume 8
Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
Public Health Congress 2018
July 23-24, 2018
July 23-24, 2018 Melbourne, Australia
5
th
World Congress on
Public Health, Nutrition & Epidemiology
Strategic government for syndrome of congenital Zika virus infection in Brazil: Three years after
Monica Guimaraes Macau Lopes
Ministry of Health, Brazil
Statement of the Problem:
The increase in the number of reports of suspected cases of microcephaly from October 2015 in
Brazil, mobilized managers and health professionals from all over the country to deal with this problem as well as technicians
in the areas of health surveillance and care.
Methodology &Theoretical Orientation:
It is worth emphasizing that much fundamental knowledge to face this situation are
being produced in an unprecedented way in our country, with the support of national and international organizations. Likewise,
several strategies are under construction in an interministerial way, such as the first to be adopted, the rapid action strategy
(EAR). Two years later, the strategy for strengthening care management for children with congenital Zika virus syndrome and
their families in six states with more cases for municipalities, all in northeastern Brazil was implemented.
Findings:
Both, the EAR and the new strategy adopted brought the comfort with the definitive diagnosis, qualified care and a
humanized and continuous attention of health care and social assistance were adapted to the needs of each child and his family.
The investment in assistance and financial investment since 2015 has been increasing care, qualifying the early stimulation
and social inclusion in schools and kindergartens. It is the involvement and interpersonal responsibility for the public health,
public education and social assistance for the care of children with disabilities, in a general way since it involves their psycho-
cognitive-motor development.
Conclusion & Significance:
This panel brings up the analysis of the care of these children and their families, after the impact
of the microcephaly outbreak and demonstrated the advances in the process of notification of cases and the definition of
suspicion, confirmation and dismissal cases, as well as the investments made available.
monica.macau@saude.gov.br monica.macaulopes@gmail.comJ Community Med Health Educ 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C3-039