The impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on health systems has created a chaotic scenario, severely hindering the ability to meet health needs and negatively affecting the provision of health services to the population. This prolonged health crisis has exposed the collapse of health systems and their lack of institutional capacity to effectively address health emergencies. This situation is largely attributable to the segmentation and fragmentation rooted in the regional structure of these systems. Meanwhile, limited progress has been made in evaluating their performance. One of the primary objectives of health systems is universal health coverage. Nevertheless, achieving this goal requires the implementation of strategies aimed at strengthening these systems through the evaluation of their performance and the promotion of international health security. In this context, essential publi...

Objective: To describe pediatric dentists’ perceptions regarding dental biosafety in times of COVID-19 in Lima, 2020.Materials and methods: A qualitative, phenomenological and content-analysis study. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 pediatric dentists through the Zoom videoconferencing platform, following the guidelines described in a guide and after obtaining the pertinent virtual informed consent. ATLAS.ti software version 8.4 was used for data analysis, where all the verbatim files of each interview were uploaded.Results: Pediatric dentists perceived themselves to be professionally empowered with knowledge about biosafety measures. Moreover, they highlighted the mastery of various techniques such as mouthwash, use of personal protective equipment, control of aerosols, social distancing between patients and disinfection of environments, which are essential f...