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Chris Beyrer1, Juan Carlos Villar, Voravit Suwanvanichkij
1Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. cbreyer@jhsph.edu
Lancet (London, England)
|August 21, 2007
Resumen
La mala gobernanza y la opresión política empeoran las enfermedades tropicales descuidadas. Abordar las violaciones de los derechos humanos es crucial para controlar la carga de enfermedades infecciosas en las poblaciones vulnerables.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud Global La salud global.
- Epidemiología La epidemiología.
- Derechos Humanos Derechos del hombre Derechos humanos Derechos del hombre
Sus antecedentes:
- Las enfermedades tropicales desatendidas (ENT) causan una mortalidad y morbilidad significativas a nivel mundial.
- Los desafíos en la provisión de medicamentos y otros factores contribuyen a la prevalencia de las ETN.
- El impacto de la gobernabilidad y la opresión política en la epidemiología de las NTD está sub-examinado.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar el papel de la mala gobernanza y la opresión política en la epidemiología de las enfermedades desatendidas.
- Para resaltar el vínculo entre las violaciones de los derechos humanos y la carga de enfermedades infecciosas.
- Para discutir las responsabilidades de los investigadores en la defensa y el estudio de las poblaciones oprimidas.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis del estudio de caso de la filariasis en el este de Birmania.
- Examen de las enfermedades transmitidas por vectores (enfermedad de Chagas, leishmaniasis, fiebre amarilla) en Colombia.
- Revisión de la literatura sobre la intersección de los derechos humanos, la gobernanza y las enfermedades infecciosas.
Principales resultados:
- La mala gobernanza y la opresión política exacerban la propagación y el impacto de las enfermedades descuidadas.
- Las violaciones sistemáticas de los derechos humanos están directamente relacionadas con el aumento de la carga de enfermedades infecciosas.
- Ejemplos de Birmania y Colombia ilustran estas conexiones perjudiciales.
Conclusiones:
- El control efectivo de las enfermedades desatendidas requiere abordar los problemas subyacentes de la mala gobernanza y la opresión política.
- La promoción y la investigación ética dentro de las comunidades oprimidas son componentes esenciales de las estrategias globales de salud.
- La integración de consideraciones de derechos humanos en las intervenciones de salud pública es fundamental para reducir la carga de enfermedades desatendidas.
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