Health management in care for the indigenous and afro-peruvian population in the COVID-19 pandemic

• Autores: Segovia-Meza, Gualberto, Bartolo-Marchena, Marco, Trujillo-Villaroel, Omar, Rivera-Del Río , German, Monteza-Facho, Betty, Chara-Santa Cruz, María, Gonzales-Dávila, Kary, Lazóriga-Sandoval, Lucy
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Colegio Médico del Perú
• Repositorio: Acta Médica Peruana
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/2409
• Enlace del recurso: https://amp.cmp.org.pe/index.php/AMP/article/view/2409
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Health Services; Indigenous Peoples; COVID-19; Sanitary Management; Peru

Objective: To determine the barriers in the management of health facilities that serve the indigenous and Afro-descendant population in Peru. Material and methods: A virtual survey on health management was designed for first level health care personnel in 89 health facilities (EESS) in 27 provinces during October and November 2021. Results: In 73% of the EESS, the personnel reported not knowing the plan against the third pandemic wave, 14.8% of the EESS reported not being trained in the management of COVID-19, in 22.7% of the EESS they met to coordinate how to face the third pandemic wave, in 83% of the EESS the personnel reported not having a budget for their plan against COVID-19. Conclusions: There are barriers in the vision, management and budget in EESS that serve indigenous and Afro-Peruvian populations, which would affect the effective execution of strategies for the control of the pandemic by COVID-19.