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Cómo funciona la prueba rápida de VIH, cuándo realizarla y por qué el diagnóstico temprano es clave para una vida saludable.
Gracias al fortalecimiento de la capacidad operativa de las plantas y concentradores de oxígeno en los establecimientos de salud de Lima Norte y la región de Lambayeque, miles de personas afectadas por la COVID-19 podrán iniciar o continuar su tratamiento con oxígeno medicinal.
Socios En Salud (SES) through its Maternal and Child Health Program, and in coordination with the Directorate of Integrated Health Networks of Lima Norte (DIRIS) signed the agreement PLAN FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ECOGRAPHY SERVICE AT THE EL PROGRESO-CARABAYLLO MATERNAL AND CHILDHOOD CENTER.
Socios En Salud through its Community Health Program in coordination with the Strategy for Prevention and Control of STIs, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis of the Directorate of Integrated Health Networks Lima Norte, of the Ministry of Health implements the system of active search for people in key and migrant population.
In Lima, every 22 minutes a person attempts suicide according to epidemiological studies by the National Institute of Mental Health (INSM). For its part, the World Health Organization reported that every year about 703,000 people take their own lives.
Socios En Salud aborda una respuesta bidireccional TB- COVID-19 a través de la inclusión de preguntas sintomatológicas de TB en el triaje de pacientes con sospecha de COVID-19, debido a que ambas enfermedades presentan síntomas similares, atacan el pulmón principalmente y se transmiten por contacto cercano vía aérea.
El proyecto multipaís OBSERVA TB implementado por Partners In Health (Socios En Salud), en alianza con la Coalición de TB de las Américas; a través del financiamiento del Fondo Mundial para la lucha con el SIDA, Tuberculosis y Malaria, ha desarrollado una plataforma virtual de fortalecimiento de capacidades para la sociedad civil.
The implementation of the virtual telephone center at the Hermilio Valdizán Hospital benefits more than 30,000 patients unable to visit the mental health center due to the limitations generated by COVID-19; thanks to this, more people will be able to remotely access specialized services in mental health care, psychiatry, emotional support, appointment scheduling and consultations, social counseling, among others.
With the advent of COVID-19, access and care in the health system was severely impacted, so many children did not receive the care and protection needed for growth. Child anemia affects 43.6% of children 6 to 36 months of age, being more prevalent among children 6 to 18 months
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