In 2023, the Demographic and Family Health Survey (Endes) estimated that 1.3 million Peruvians over 15 years of age were living with diabetes mellitus (DM). That is, this disease had an estimated prevalence of 5.5% in the entire national population.
In light of this figure, another emerges in parallel: Peru is one of the countries with the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. In 2023 alone, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) identified more than 33,000 new TB cases.
The correlation between these two diseases translates into a person living with diabetes being at greater risk of developing TB. By its very condition, this also means potentially more extensive treatment and longer recovery time.
In that sense, with the aim of strengthening the knowledge of health personnel at the first level of care for an adequate programmatic clinical management of this comorbidity, the first session of the Presential Training Course on Tuberculosis and Diabetes Mellitus (TB-DM) was recently held in conjunction with MINSA, aimed at health professionals from the Directorate of Integrated Health Networks (DIRIS) Lima Sur.
El Curso de Capacitaci贸n Presencial en Tuberculosis y Diabetes Mellitus llev贸 a cabo su primera sesi贸n con 250 personas de la DIRIS Lima Sur y autoridades del sector salud.
Foto de Julio L贸pez / SES
Course on tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus: topics, speakers and scope
Through six modules aligned with what is established in the current Technical Health Standard for the Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis, the course addresses key aspects of the topics, such as:
- Introduction to TB-DM Comorbidity
- Diagnosis and treatment of TB
- Diagnosis and treatment of TB in patients with DM
- Diagnosis, screening and monitoring of DM and its complications
- Treatment of DM at the first level of care
- Clinical case analysis of TB-DM
Specialist presenters include Dr. Valentina Alarc贸n (DPCTB), Dr. Robert Arana (DPCTB), Dr. F茅lix Llanos (DPCTB), Dr. Pedro Kikushima (DNOT), and Dr. Rafael Durand (SES).
With a training target of more than 1,200 health professionals, this course paves the way to foster adherence to treatment and control of these diseases at the national level, while promoting prevention and control strategies in health services nationwide. The following sessions will involve health personnel from the other DIRIS, the Regional Health Directorates (DIRESA) and the Regional Health Managements (GERESA).
The course is carried out in the framework of the Country TB-HIV Project, financed by the Global Fund, coordinated by MINSA and the National Multisectoral Health Coordinator (CONAMUSA), and executed by Socios En Salud.
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