The problem of Peruvian doctors doing rural service: conclusions of the Segunda Convención Nacional de Médicos Serumistas 2013

Authors

  • Fiorella Inga Berrospi Consejo Regional de Lima III - Colegio Médico del Perú, Lima, Perú; Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Lima, Perú
  • Álvaro Taype Rondán Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Lima, Perú
  • Nelson Purizaca Rosillo Universidad Nacional de Piura, Piura, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v75i3.9785

Abstract

In 1981, Peru was born in Rural and Urban Service Marginal Health (SERUM), a program of community service in primary care, in which health professionals participating graduates, colleges and business for the year of the profession. Currently, the SERUM is the main instrument of the Peruvian health system in the search for an adequate supply of health professionals in vulnerable populations. Achieving, inter alia, that maternal mortality decreased significantly in some parts of Peru (1), and the coverage of health personnel in extremely poor districts increased from 52% to 89% (2).

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2014-09-15

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Inga Berrospi F, Taype Rondán Álvaro, Purizaca Rosillo N. The problem of Peruvian doctors doing rural service: conclusions of the Segunda Convención Nacional de Médicos Serumistas 2013. An Fac med [Internet]. 2014 Sep. 15 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];75(3):271-2. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/9785