Challenge of Brazilian health researchers in the COVID-19 pandemic scenario.

ABSTRACT: Advances in Brazilian science made the country reach the 13th position in the world scientific production, and, in 2020, o Brazil was responsible for 2.39% of the world scientific production, reaching the 11th position among the countries that most published about COVID-19. The aim of this study was to contribute to and reflect on the issue of health researchers and graduate students in the scenario of COVID-19 pandemic. This pandemic highlighted the importance of science in the outcome of public policies and the fragility of the research system in Brazil, where the workforce is mainly composed of graduate students, who often do not have ideal working conditions and are not included in the response plans to global public health emergencies. This text brings a reflection and a questioning o

SUBMITTER: Warnavin SVSC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10124807 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature