Mandatory requirement of social health service in Peru: discriminatory and unconstitutional

Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública

Edén Galán-Rodas¹  Percy Mayta-Tristán²  Daniel Raa-Ortiz³  Julio A. Poterico⁴ 

[1] Escuela de Medicina y Cirugía, Universidad Hispanoamericana, San José, Costa Rica.;Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú.;Estudio Trujillo Amorós, Lima, Perú.Facultad de Derecho, Universidad del Rosario, Rosario, Argentina.;Puesto de salud Santa Cruz de Ratacocha, Ministerio de Salud, Huánuco, Perú.;

关键词: recursos humanos;    distribución de médicos;    trabajadores rurales;    salud pública;    políticas;    perú;   

DOI  :  10.17843/rpmesp.2014.314.134

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The rural and urban-edge health service (SERUMS) is an activity that only health professionals perform for the Peruvian government, as it is a mandatory requirement to qualify for a second specialty or to work in public hospitals and public health care facilities, and obtain government scholarships for future training. The few legal changes in the rules of this social program and the focus of “service” restricted to health professionals lead to a perception of this policy as discriminatory and unconstitutional because it violates the right to education and work. There is no scientific evidence that supports the usefulness and effectiveness of this program in terms of quality of service and health indicator improvement, as well as in adequate distribution and retention of health professionals. We suggest to abolish the compulsory requirement and to reformulate a political strategy to help attract and retain health professionals in vulnerable areas of Peru.

【 授权许可】

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