A Review of State Public Health Emergency Declarations in Peru: 2014-2016

Peru has different legal mechanisms of emergency, one of which is the Public Health Emergency that is applicable when: there is high-risk for, or the existence of an outbreak, epidemic, or pandemic; the occurrence of cases of a disease classified as eliminated or eradicated; the occurrence of emergi...

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Published in:Prehospital and disaster medicine 2018-04, Vol.33 (2), p.197-200
Main Authors: Bambarén, Celso, Alatrista, Maria del Socorro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Disasters
Emergencies
Emergency preparedness
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Health services
Health technology assessment
Infectious diseases
Outbreaks
Pandemics
Pneumonia
Public health
Special Reports
Tropical diseases
Vector-borne diseases
Zika virus
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Summary:Peru has different legal mechanisms of emergency, one of which is the Public Health Emergency that is applicable when: there is high-risk for, or the existence of an outbreak, epidemic, or pandemic; the occurrence of cases of a disease classified as eliminated or eradicated; the occurrence of emerging or re-emerging infectious diseases with high epidemic potential; the occurrence of rapid disseminated epidemics that simultaneously affect more than one department; as well as the existence of an event that affects the continuity of health services. From July 2014 to December 2016, 23 Public Health Emergencies were declared, out of which 57% were in the high-risk or existence of epidemics, 30% were due to some natural or anthropic events that generate a sudden decrease in the operative capacity of health services, and 13% were due to the existence of a rapid spreading epidemic that could affect more than one department in the country. The risk or occurrence of epidemiological outbreaks, mainly of Dengue, was the main cause of emergency declaration. One-hundred and forty million US dollars were allocated to implement the action plans that were part of the declaration, of which 72% was used to keep the operational capacity of health services and 28% to vector and epidemiological control measures. Bambarén C , Alatrista MdS . A review of state public health emergency declarations in Peru: 2014-2016. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2018;33(2):197–200.
ISSN:1049-023X
1945-1938
DOI:10.1017/S1049023X18000092