{"id":8794,"date":"2020-08-06T09:25:24","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T14:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/?p=8794"},"modified":"2025-10-21T14:38:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:38:26","slug":"servicios-de-salud-de-uruguay-fortalecen-sistema-de-telemedicina-y-vigilancia-epidemiologica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/comunidades-conectadas\/servicios-de-salud-de-uruguay-fortalecen-sistema-de-telemedicina-y-vigilancia-epidemiologica\/","title":{"rendered":"Uruguay's Health Services strengthen telemedicine system and epidemiological surveillance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8794\" class=\"elementor elementor-8794\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56ba213 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"56ba213\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e854e4\" data-id=\"9e854e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27e87a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27e87a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Government of Uruguay, through ASSE, received medical equipment and personal protective supplies for staff from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf5d671 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"bf5d671\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c36bbe8\" data-id=\"c36bbe8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e7397 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94e7397\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>El Gobierno de Uruguay, a trav\u00e9s de la ASSE recibi\u00f3 de parte de la Organizaci\u00f3n Mundial de la Salud (OMS) y la Organizaci\u00f3n Panamericana de la Salud (OPS), equipamiento m\u00e9dico e insumos de protecci\u00f3n personal para el personal.<\/p><p>Giovani Escalante, PAHO\/WHO representative in Uruguay, Daniel Salinas Minister of Public Health and Leonardo Cipriani President of ASSE were at the meeting where PAHO delivered respirators, and medical equipment to contribute to the fight against COVID-19 in Uruguay.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f1c416 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"3f1c416\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d81bad1\" data-id=\"d81bad1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61a810e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61a810e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ASSE, the public health service provider in Uruguay, received the donation, which will improve its telemedicine system to provide remote care to patients who require it. A total of 10 multi-parametric monitors, a portable ultrasound, 20 infrared thermometers, 54 webcams, 70 computer microphones. In addition to special equipment for COVID-19 as sample tubes and face masks.<\/p><p>On the other hand, the support received by the Ministry of Public Health will be used to improve the epidemiological surveillance system, as PAHO will provide 20 scholarships for epidemiological surveillance through the Latin American Center for The Human Economy (CLAEH). In addition, the Ministry of Economy and Finance will work together to recruit 50 new epidemiology specialists to monitor the development of the epidemic in Uruguay.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a78e29f\" data-id=\"a78e29f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0658dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f0658dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Servicios-de-Salud-de-Uruguay-fortalecen-sistema-de-telemedicina-y-vigilancia-epidemiol\u00f3gica.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8795\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Servicios-de-Salud-de-Uruguay-fortalecen-sistema-de-telemedicina-y-vigilancia-epidemiol\u00f3gica.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Servicios-de-Salud-de-Uruguay-fortalecen-sistema-de-telemedicina-y-vigilancia-epidemiol\u00f3gica-660x347.jpg 660w, https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Servicios-de-Salud-de-Uruguay-fortalecen-sistema-de-telemedicina-y-vigilancia-epidemiol\u00f3gica-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Servicios-de-Salud-de-Uruguay-fortalecen-sistema-de-telemedicina-y-vigilancia-epidemiol\u00f3gica-840x441.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c927bad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"c927bad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f32c7bf\" data-id=\"f32c7bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcb767e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcb767e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the beginning of July ASSE, through Cipriani, announced that they would restructure the Hospital de Rio Braco in Cerro Largo, to strengthen their telemedicine system and promote easy access to medical specialties among the population of that town. So, this type of donations responds to the needs of the Ministry of Health for the implementation of new services and so, the people living in remote areas will access to consultations with different medical specialties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1548b29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"1548b29\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4f9317\" data-id=\"e4f9317\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23955b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"23955b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3731\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3731\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3731\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3731\"><p><strong>PRESIDENCIA<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.presidencia.gub.uy\/comunicacion\/comunicacionnoticias\/donacion-asse-oms\">https:\/\/www.presidencia.gub.uy\/comunicacion\/comunicacionnoticias\/donacion-asse-oms<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.presidencia.gub.uy\/comunicacion\/comunicacionnoticias\/asse-rio-branco\">https:\/\/www.presidencia.gub.uy\/comunicacion\/comunicacionnoticias\/asse-rio-branco<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>RADIO MONTECARLO<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiomontecarlo.com.uy\/2020\/07\/23\/nacionales\/asse-recibio-una-importante-donacion-de-equipamiento-e-insumos-de-la-opsoms\/\">https:\/\/www.radiomontecarlo.com.uy\/2020\/07\/23\/nacionales\/asse-recibio-una-importante-donacion-de-equipamiento-e-insumos-de-la-opsoms\/<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Administraci\u00f3n de los Servicios de Salud del Estado (ASSE) en Uruguay, recibi\u00f3 dos donaciones de equipo m\u00e9dico por parte de la OPS\/OMS y de grupos empresariales. El Gobierno de Uruguay, a trav\u00e9s de la ASSE recibi\u00f3 de parte de la Organizaci\u00f3n Mundial de la Salud (OMS) y la Organizaci\u00f3n Panamericana de la Salud (OPS), equipamiento m\u00e9dico e insumos de protecci\u00f3n personal para el personal. Giovani Escalante representante de la OPS\/OMS en Uruguay, Daniel Salinas Ministro de Salud P\u00fablica y Leonardo Cipriani presidente de la ASSE estuvieron presentes en el encuentro donde la OPS entreg\u00f3 respiradores, y equipo m\u00e9dico para contribuir en la lucha contra el COVID-19 en Uruguay. La ASSE, el prestador de servicios p\u00fablicos de salud en Uruguay, recibi\u00f3 la donaci\u00f3n, lo que permitir\u00e1 mejorar su sistema de telemedicina para brindar atenciones remotas a pacientes que lo requieran.&nbsp; Un total de 10 monitores multiparam\u00e9tricos, un ec\u00f3grafo portable, 20 term\u00f3metros infrarrojos, 54 c\u00e1maras web, 70 micr\u00f3fonos para computadora. Adem\u00e1s de equipamiento especial para COVID-19 como toma muestras y mascarillas faciales. Por otra parte, el apoyo que recibi\u00f3 el Ministerio de Salud P\u00fablica ser\u00e1 utilizado para mejorar el sistema de vigilancia epidemiol\u00f3gica, ya que la OPS aportar\u00e1 20 becas para la vigilancia epidemiol\u00f3gica a trav\u00e9s del Centro Latinoamericano de Econom\u00eda Humana (CLAEH). Adicionalmente el Ministerio de Econom\u00eda y Finanzas colaborar\u00e1 para reclutar a 50 nuevos especialistas en epidemiolog\u00eda para dar seguimiento al desarrollo de la epidemia en Uruguay. A inicios de Julio la ASSE, a trav\u00e9s de Cipriani, anunci\u00f3 que reestructurar\u00edan el Hospital de Rio Braco en Cerro Largo, para fortalecer su sistema de telemedicina y promover el f\u00e1cil acceso a especialidades m\u00e9dicas entre la poblaci\u00f3n de dicha localidad. Por lo que este tipo de donaciones responden a las necesidades del Ministerio de Salud en la implementaci\u00f3n de nuevos servicios y que la poblaci\u00f3n de zonas remotas cuente con acceso a consultas con diferentes especialidades m\u00e9dicas. BIBLIOGRAF\u00cdA PRESIDENCIA https:\/\/www.presidencia.gub.uy\/comunicacion\/comunicacionnoticias\/donacion-asse-oms https:\/\/www.presidencia.gub.uy\/comunicacion\/comunicacionnoticias\/asse-rio-branco RADIO MONTECARLO https:\/\/www.radiomontecarlo.com.uy\/2020\/07\/23\/nacionales\/asse-recibio-una-importante-donacion-de-equipamiento-e-insumos-de-la-opsoms\/<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,154],"tags":[145],"class_list":["post-8794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-big-data","category-comunidades-conectadas","tag-noticias"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}