The Peruvian Ministry of Health (Minsa) will strengthen the Telehealth strategy in the department of Cajamarca through improvements in technology and training for Health Network personnel.
In the department of Cajamarca, the staff of the Health Network will receive training in telehealth through an internship in the General Directorate of Telehealth, Reference and Emergencies (Digtel) of the Minsa. This aims to improve their capabilities and skills in the use and implementation of technologies to provide health services at a distance.
On July 9, the participants met with the representatives of the different Digtel units, such as the Telemedicine Directorate, the Infosalud Directorate and the Mobile Emergency Care Service Directorate (SAMU), the directorates in charge of managing the Digital Health services , which include telemedicine, telehealth and other services.
"Digtel has the role of proposing standards, guidelines, plans, strategies to implement the development axes of Telehealth, on a national scale," said the director of the General Directorate of Telehealth, Reference and Emergencies, Liliana Má Cárdenas.
Edward Mundaca, director of the Cajamarca Health Network, recognized the progress that technologies have made within health services, especially telemedicine, which has been key to saving costs and being more efficient in the provision of services: “ Telemedicine is the key tool to achieve sustainable care and improve people's health, cost savings and greater efficiency at the care level, in addition to shortening space and time with patients from very remote areas in our province. For this reason, the internship is very important so that the responsible team can start strengthening Telehealth in our jurisdiction,” he explained.
