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- Title
Instituto Mesoamericano de Salud Pública: órgano de apoyo técnico y fortalecimiento del Sistema Mesoamericano de Salud Pública.
- Authors
González-Block, Miguel A; Molina-Rodríguez, Juan Francisco; Becerril, Víctor; Vargas, Emily
- Abstract
Objective. The Mesoamerican Public Health Institute (IMSP) was constituted in 2009 as the technical organ of the Mesoamerican Public Health System (SMSP) and the Virtual Network of Academic Institutions. Health system capacity strengthening needs and preliminary training results were assessed in the first phase. Material and Methods. The SMSP Master Plans were content-analyzed for each priority and members of the Malaria and Dengue Working Group were surveyed. Results. The training needs required for each SMSP priority area were identified and knowledge management needs for malaria and dengue analyzed. Competencies were mapped across strategic, tactical and operative personnel that will be requiring them. IMSP trained in its first year 91 persons in eight countries. Conclusions. IMSP is responding to the Mesoamerican region's public health needs.
- Subjects
MESOAMERICAN region; LATIN America; PUBLIC health; VIRTUAL networks; KNOWLEDGE management; MALARIA treatment
- Publication
Salud Pública de México, 2011, Vol 53, pS358
- ISSN
0036-3634
- Publication type
Article