Peruvian response to COVID-19 pandemic: The role of evidence-based governance and structural violence

Camila Gianella

No wp-2022-81, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Why does a state like Peru, dedicated to fulfilling development goals and sustained good macroeconomic performance, appear incapable of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic? Using the case of maternal mortality, this paper argues that the tremendous impact of the pandemic is rooted in the adoption of health policy reforms that prioritized targets, vertical programmes, and an empty understanding of health coverage over quality, the need for social change, and the strengthening of the system as a whole.

Keywords: Maternal mortality; Targeting; COVID-19; Health systems; Peru; Pandemic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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