CORONAVIRUS / COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN MOZAMBIQUE: CHALLENGES FOR REFLECTION ON THE TERRITORIAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC CONTEXTS OF HEALTH POLICY

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https://doi.org/10.26895/geosaberes.v11i0.1101

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Pandemic, Socio-spatial inequalities, Public policy, Health, Mozambique

Abstract

This article is the result of a partnership between Brazilian and Mozambican researchers who dialogue to think about the role of Geography in understanding the present processes related to the crisis engendered by the spreading spread of the Coronavirus. In this sense, it is essential to reflect on the dynamics in progress, analyzing the spatial dissemination of the epidemic and the country's social and health structure, so that we can understand the limits and possibilities of this territory which, in the face of the uneven global economy , has accumulated experiences of dealing with complex health problems. The methodology used refers to the analysis of documentary sources from the Ministry of Health and WHO and references from international news, in comparison with information from researchers in Mozambique. Thus, analyzing current health policies in the face of socioeconomic challenges, in the context of COVID-19, is the main contribution of this article.

Author Biographies

  • Catia Antonia da Silva, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Brazil

    Full Professor at the Department of Geography and Graduate Programs in Geography and Social History at the Faculty of Teacher Education at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Brazil.

  • Frédéric Monie, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil

    Doctor of Geography, Paris III. Associate Professor at the Department of Geography and Graduate Program in Geography (PPGG) at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil.

  • Raimundo Alberto Mulhaisse, Licungo University, Mozambique

    PhD in Geography, UP Mozambique. Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Licungo University, Mozambique.

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2020-11-24

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Vol. 11 (2020): Vol 11 (2020)

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CORONAVIRUS / COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN MOZAMBIQUE: CHALLENGES FOR REFLECTION ON THE TERRITORIAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC CONTEXTS OF HEALTH POLICY. (2020). Geosaberes, 11, 674-692. https://doi.org/10.26895/geosaberes.v11i0.1101