«We must consider this pandemic within the logic of syndemic». holds it Silvio Brusaferropresident of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, remotely participating in the conference organized in Bari on the occasion of the first National day of education and prevention, with a speech entitled “Perspectives for public health in the light of the Sars CoV-2 pandemic”. But what does syndemia mean? For Brusaferro such a scenario is outlined when «biological and social aspects interact and, in their interaction, the levels of risk and susceptibility of people and communities are also defined. Which is exactly the goal of public health ».
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What does syndemia mean?
By syndemia, according to Treccani, we mean «the set of health, environmental, social and economic problems produced by the synergistic interaction of two or more communicable and non-communicable diseases, characterized by serious repercussions, in particular on the disadvantaged population groups». In other words, the impact of a given disease on the population is not only addressed from a health point of view, but also from a social one. “In this logic – said Brusaferro – the national health service has proved to be a very powerful, essential tool”.