Brazil Pilot: Pelotas
SELF-TESTING PROGRAM PROMOTES SELF-CARE AND INITIATES HOLISTIC EMPLOYEE HEALTH INITIATIVE
FIND partnered with Lifemed to introduce Self-Testing as part of the mandatory national testing program
The key gaps that were identified and addressed through the pilots included:
- High burden of the public health system during the pandemic.
- High burden on employers to deploy testing programmes to avoid factory closures.
- High risk of COVID-19 transmission at the workplace.
- Limited access to COVID-19 Self-Tests ; only available in pharmacies at a high price.
- Limited knowledge and awareness about COVID-19 Self-Tests, particularly among non healthcare professionals.
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Self-Testing & Self-Care
Optimization of COVID-19 self-testing service delivery strategies to different contexts and populations is key to reduce transmission and improve access to care. FIND and Lifemed in Pelotas, Brazil, with the support from Antakly, have implemented an innovative self-testing model to increase the access to diagnostics for employees and their household members, and reduce COVID-19 transmission in the workplace. More than 250 employees have participated in this pilot, which is being expanded to a more holistic employee health program that builds on self-testing and self-care.
Case Study
Title: Pelotas, Brazil COVID-19 Pilot: Detailed Case Study
Description: This document provides a detailed view of the Pelotas, Brazil Pilot at Lifemed including, landscape work, pilot protocol and results.
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Source: Lifemed, FIND
Geography: Brazil
Disease: COVID-19
Stage: Disseminate
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