The Ministry of Health participated in the 2nd International Conference on Networks and Distance Communication in Health, whose theme was “Telehealth for Equity”.
On November 10 and 11, the International Conference on Networks and Distance Communication in Health was held in the province of Santiago del Estero: "Telehealth for equity", which managed to bring together provincial and national health authorities, as well as exhibitors from different countries such as Cuba, Brazil, United States, Mexico, Paraguay and Venezuela.
The Secretary of Equity in Health, Víctor Urbani, on behalf of the Minister of Health of the Nation, attended as a representative of the Ministry of Health of the Nation, and explained the need to create health policies that reduce inequity in Argentina. He also highlighted the importance of consolidating and articulating the public health system with the private one, which during the pandemic made it possible to meet the needs in different regions.
Urbani also highlighted the importance of the joint work of the national government with the provincial governments. This work allowed the implementation of telemedicine services and programs which, in his words: “has allowed us to improve access to health for citizens. People affected by the pandemic had a diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of their pathology through modern tools.
In addition, he announced that the rest of the year and next year, the Argentine Satellite Solutions Company (ARSAT), will install 1,700 satellite antennas to connect isolated communities and allow the implementation of telemedicine services.
On the other hand, during his participation, Javier Turienzo, National Director of Coverage Integration, presented some details about the 2022-23 Telemedicine Plan. Regarding the plan, he highlighted: “the need to have a new platform that comes to solve the problems expressed by the different jurisdictions and national hospitals. In addition to providing primary health care with enabling technology so that each Primary Health Care Center (CAPS) can connect”.
In addition, he mentioned that there are currently 3,055 registered CAPS connected through ARSAT and the Telemedicine Plan aims to increase that figure to 4,752. “The idea is to go for a new platform that improves the existing one and that integrate both the public and private systems”, concluded the national director of Coverage Integration.
