Open AccessMonitoring the sustainable development goals at a local level: information transparency on public health (SDG 3) in Brazilian municipalities
Author(s) -
Diego Lindoso,
Gabriela Litre,
Júlia Lopes Ferreira,
K. Arencibia Avila
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sustentabilidade em debate
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.156
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2179-9067
pISSN - 2177-7675
DOI - 10.18472/sustdeb.v12n1.2021.36601
Subject(s) - transparency (behavior) , sustainable development , public health , context (archaeology) , politics , political science , pandemic , business , environmental resource management , environmental planning , process management , geography , covid-19 , medicine , nursing , archaeology , law , environmental science , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
In Brazil, the process of localizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) using public databases faces technical, institutional and political challenges. There are essentially no comprehensive current studies regarding the downscaling of the SDG indicators at the smallest territorial levels (e.g., the municipal level). In the context of unprecedented health emergencies, such as the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, this paper discusses the capacity of the Brazilian public information system to support the localization of SDG 3 (good health and well-being) indicators at the municipal level. This study evaluates the proposed indicators for SDG 3 and databases that underpin these indicators. The results and discussion cover central data and process deficiencies in the public health information systems that hinder SDG 3 localization efforts, the 2030 Agenda and its goal of universality.