Some tasks are immediate, such as disease control, others are related to paradigm shifts, such as establishing a culture of prevention
Control of communicable diseases such as dengue, malaria, HIV, Covid-19, cholera and respiratory infections are some of the tasks that the Ministry of Health has for the year 2023.
Likewise, to promote, together with other sectors of the sector, the Primary Care strategy, a task that has historically been relegated during the governments of the last 20 years.
The country has a high record of non-communicable chronic diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, stroke and diabetes. Experts indicate that during the Covid-19 pandemic this line of diseases rose, probably due to a lack of follow-up.
Respiratory infections and the challenges of Covid-19 and its different variants still generate uncertainty, given the outbreaks in China. The scientific community continues to study the issue.
Other tasks
In the first months of the year, the leftovers left over from the Christmas festivities are generally seen. One of the challenges for the authorities is the introduction of the bivalent vaccine, which should be known by the National Congress. Raising child vaccination is an official task.
Drinking water
Public Health is responsible for chlorinating water, which registers high levels of contamination, and thus prevent the transmission of diseases such as cholera, salmonellosis, and others that put health at risk.
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However, it is a task shared by Public Health and the National Health Service with water institutions and municipalities. The policy of avoiding a high incidence of diseases such as dengue, to avoid proliferation there must be cleanliness of the environment and that homes do not have to store water.
Medical College and SS
Health authorities and Social Security authorities have the challenge of improving their relations with health service providers, on the basis of achieving substantial improvements in favor of system affiliates.
The doctors have specific demands for their affiliates and for those of the system, but there is concern about the strikes that would take place from the first days of the year that will begin in 2023.
The modification of Law 87-01 constitutes a challenge, it is a point that is on the government’s agenda, but no progress has been made. In the latest protests, there has been a demand for a true basic health plan and full coverage of health needs.
The service
An unavoidable task is to continue lowering health indicators such as maternal mortality and infant mortality. Work on medical humanization.
