Potencialidades del trabajo de extensión universitaria en la prevención de la tuberculosis

Hernández, Nelvia del Socorro; Larrea-Murrell, Jeny Adina; Mainegra, Amado Batista; Aportela, Odette González; Almeida, Amelia Gort

doi:10.1590/s0864-34662012000200005

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“…Peer Reviewed groups in all Cuban universities were trained as facilitators to work at all educational levels and in communities with the highest rates of TB. [36,37] Educational posters and brochures were also distributed, and television spots and documentaries were created and used in community forums. Nevertheless, greater mobilization of social actors is needed, including participation by members of religious groups that provide support to patients' families.…”

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The Challenge of Eliminating Childhood Tuberculosis in Cuba

Abreu-Suárez¹,

González-Valdés²,

E³

et al. 2019

MEDICC Rev

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WHO's 2015 End Tuberculosis Strategy can succeed only through universal health coverage, social protection, poverty alleviation and effective multisector actions to tackle social determinants in general. The pediatric age group is particularly vulnerable to tuberculosis and historically neglected worldwide. However, this group is a priority within Cuba's National Tuberculosis Control Program that has functioned since 1970, and Cuba is considered a low-incidence country with rates <7 per 100,000 population since 2011. Tuberculosis incidence in children aged <15 years is <1 per 100,000, similar to that reported in high-income countries and representing less than 2% of total cases in Cuba. Since 1999, no deaths from tuberculosis, coinfection with HIV or resistance to the two first-line TB drugs have been reported in affected children, and most diagnosed cases correspond to early, primary forms of the disease. These results place Cuba among the countries on track to eliminate TB by 2050. This article reviews the pillars and components of the 2015 End TB Strategy and the strategies developed by the National Tuberculosis Control Program that enabled Cuba to bring incidence below the 2035 targets of WHO's End TB strategy. The article also proposes other actions Cuba can take, despite limited resources, to eliminate TB, particularly in the pediatric age group. KEYWORDS Tuberculosis, communicable disease control, disease control programs, preventive health services, child health, World Health Organization, Cuba THE AUTHORS

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Section: Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%