He Ministry of Health and Social Protection made known the Resolution 691 of 2025with which the health emergency in the country is declared following the recent outbreak of yellow fever.
“Declare the health emergency throughout the national territory on the occasion of the active circulation of the yellow fever virus, until at least eight epidemiological weeks have elapsed without human cases or epizootics“; it is mentioned in the articles.
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In addition, Vaccination strategies are specified, which will depend on the risk in which each population isas well as the characteristics that each municipality meets to be considered low, high or very high risk.
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“The strategies and tactics to achieve vaccination goals will be established in the microplanification by the vaccination service network according to the conditions of the territory, who will evaluate daily the results of its implementation for decision making“, is explained in the resolution.
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And it is added: “Each municipality must send, through a trade addressed to the department with a copy to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, the programming of the strategies and tactics that will be implemented in each IPS, signed by the mayor, Secretary of Municipal Health and IPS managers“
This means that The Ministry of Health of each population will be in charge of monitoring, microplaneration monitoring and will weekly evaluate the resultsto rethink the strategies that are considered necessary.
Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo, Minister of Health and Social Protection
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Likewise, it is indicated that “The territorial entity will be responsible for pharmacovigilance and epidemiological surveillance in compliance with the Guidelines of the National Institute for Food and Food Surveillance (INVIMA) for adverse events after vaccination. Territorial entities must ensure the creation, through administrative act, of the Adverse Event Analysis Committee“
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“The Ministry of Health and Social Protection taking into account eco-epidemiological conditions and the behavior of the current outbreak, will update the guidelines with specific indications that guide the vaccination strategy, population groups to intervene and use the vaccine. These guidelines will be disclosed through the official website of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection“, is explained in the resolution.
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