Maternal mortality is one of the health indicators that more accurately expresses inequity and social exclusion. More than half a million maternal deaths occur annually worldwide. 99% happen in developing countries. Living in poverty limits women's access to economic resources, social and basic education. Thus, less able to make informed decisions on health and nutrition. Maternal mortality also expresses gender iniquity for decision-making, the basic rights and social services.

Maternal mortality is a major public health problem in Peru and other developing countries. This problem does not only mean the deaths of hundreds of thousands of women each year, but that has as one of its effects the mortality rate among children of these women and expresses the deep inequalities between countries and within them, between regions, social classes and géneros1. There is growing consensus on the basic strategies to successfully address this situation. However, it is crucial to identify the unique characteristics of maternal mortality in each country and, within them, in each region. From a program management perspective, the relationship between supply and demand for services is a key to understanding the patterns of maternal mortality and conclude prioritization decisions and planning element.

Maternal mortality is a major public health problem in Peru and other developing countries. This problem does not only mean the deaths of hundreds of thousands of women each year, but that has as one of its effects the mortality rate among children of these women and expresses the deep inequalities between countries and within them, between regions, social classes and géneros1. There is growing consensus on the basic strategies to successfully address this situation. However, it is crucial to identify the unique characteristics of maternal mortality in each country and, within them, in each region. From a program management perspective, the relationship between supply and demand for services is a key to understanding the patterns of maternal mortality and conclude prioritization decisions and planning element.

Durante la epidemia de cólera que afectó a Perú en 1991, la población urbana presentó las mayores tasas de ataque y las más bajas de letalidad. Con el propósito de establecer si el uso doméstico de Sales de Rehydration Oral podría explicar tal fenómeno, se desarrolló un estudio caso-control entre pacientes con cólera, registrados en el Hospital Regional de la ciudad de Piura. Los resultados no ofrecen evidencia a favor de la hipótesis citada e indican más bien que la letalidad por cólera estuvo asociada con el grado de deshidratación l momento de la admisión hospitalaria.

El presente trabajo de tesis se ha elaborado con el objetivo de generar un plan de negocios para un emprendimiento tecnológico que busca crear una comunidad virtual para personas veganas, vegetarianas o afines (interesadas en veganismo o vegetarianismo, en tránsito a ser veganos o vegetarianos, o interesados en una vida saludable). Los miembros de esta comunidad podrán acceder a ella mediante una aplicación móvil a la que se ha denominado “WrApp”, la cual centralizará la oferta de productos y servicios enfocados a este sector de la población. La estrategia general del plan de negocio es la diferenciación, y la ventaja competitiva definida es “ser la primera comunidad virtual gratuita para veganos, vegetarianos e interesados en vida saludable que consolida toda la oferta del mercado, permite acceder a una amplia red de contactos con intereses afines, y está enfocada en la c...