A general view of the health situation in Peru

Authors

  • Roxana Isabel Cardozo Gonzales Universidad de São Paulo; Escuela de Enfermería de Ribeirão Preto
  • Vilma Casanova Rojas Ministério de Salud
  • Tereza Cristina Scatena Villa Universidad de São Paulo; Escuela de Enfermería de Ribeirão Preto; Departamento de Enfermería Materno Infantil y Salud Pública

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692000000600002

Keywords:

health policy, public health

Abstract

This work presents a general view of the health situation in Peru in the last few decades by presenting a short historic development of health and pointing out the changes that have taken place as a consequence of the social, economic and political transformations and affected the population's health. The process of change in public and private health services, the influence of conceptions and sanitary policies of international organizations, the health system and the health situation are mentioned. Two problems of great impact are presented: the cholera epidemics and political violence.

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Published

2000-12-01

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 6 (2000)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

A general view of the health situation in Peru. (2000). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 8(6), 7-12. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692000000600002