Protocolo de acción ante un caso sospechoso de zoonosis en el sistema de salud local

Abstract

The latest events that have occurred worldwide, in the health system, leave the door open for a new suspicion of diseases that could arise, including zoonoses, which can generate a global social, economic and health crisis due to the lack of preparation in the health system, in addition professionals are subject to Burnout syndrome, which is a problem that affects not only the health of health professionals, but also the quality of care, deteriorates the patient-health worker relationship and has a high social and economic cost. The objective of this research is to analyze the incidence of a new pandemic caused by a zoonosis in the health system at the National level. We worked with a methodology of qualitative approach and descriptive nature, where it is detailed how the Local Public Health System would face the suspicion and spread of a new zoonosis, which can reach pandemic levels, the research does not intend to provide strategies to mitigate or reduce infection levels, if not reveal a reality. As a result and conclusions, the need to use an external communication model, based on trust, was obtained to keep the population informed and the main stakeholders with whom it would articulate to face a new outbreak of zoonoses would be the Minister of Health, Director of the ECU 911, Governors, Commander of the National Police, Authorities of the decentralized autonomous governments, Authorities of the educational system, cantonal governments and zonal health directors.