Title
Tuberculosis in Peru: Epidemiological situation, progress and challenges for its control
Date Issued
01 April 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
research article
Author(s)
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is the first cause of death by an infectious agent in the world, the incidence in the population is declining very slowly and drug resistance is currently considered an international crisis. In Peru, the recent TB Prevention and Control Act in Peru (Law 30287) declares the fight against TB of national interest. In recent years, the Ministry of Health’s (MINSA) National Health Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis (ESNPCT) has achieved significant progress in the control of this disease; however, challenges still remain to be addressed. This article reviews the epidemiological situation of TB in Peru, systematizes the progress achieved during the management of the ESNPCT team between the years 2011 and 2015 from the biomedical approach, public management and social determinants of health, also posing challenges to achieving TB control under law 30287 and the “End of TB” strategy of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Start page
299
End page
310
Volume
34
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85029008221
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
Resource of which it is part
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
Source funding
Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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