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Knut Lönnroth1, Kenneth G Castro, Jeremiah Muhwa Chakaya
1Stop TB Department, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland. lonnrothk@who.int
Lancet (London, England)
|May 22, 2010
Resumen
Los esfuerzos mundiales de control de la tuberculosis han curado a millones de personas, pero se enfrentan a desafíos significativos. Se necesitan nuevas estrategias para combatir la amenaza persistente de la tuberculosis, incluidas las cepas resistentes a los medicamentos y la coinfección por VIH, para lograr los objetivos de eliminación.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud Pública La salud pública.
- Epidemiología de las enfermedades infecciosas Epidemiología de las enfermedades infecciosas
Sus antecedentes:
- El enfoque estandarizado de diagnóstico y tratamiento de la tuberculosis (TB) de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) ha curado a más de 36 millones de personas entre 1995 y 2008, evitando millones de muertes.
- A pesar de los avances, la tuberculosis sigue siendo una gran amenaza para la salud mundial con más de 9 millones de nuevos casos al año y una lenta disminución de la incidencia.
- Las estrategias actuales son insuficientes para cumplir con el objetivo a largo plazo de la eliminación de la TB para 2050 debido a los desafíos persistentes.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para resaltar los desafíos en curso en el control mundial de la tuberculosis.
- Hacer hincapié en la necesidad de acciones aceleradas y estrategias innovadoras para la eliminación de la TB.
Principales métodos:
- Análisis de las tendencias mundiales de la tuberculosis y los resultados del tratamiento.
- Identificación de los principales desafíos que obstaculizan el control de la tuberculosis, incluido el acceso a los servicios, las tecnologías obsoletas, la tuberculosis multirresistente, la coinfección por VIH / SIDA y los determinantes sociales.
Principales resultados:
- Si bien se han logrado avances significativos en el tratamiento de la tuberculosis y la reducción de la mortalidad, la carga de la enfermedad sigue siendo alta.
- Los desafíos clave incluyen el acceso inadecuado a servicios de calidad, herramientas obsoletas de diagnóstico y tratamiento, el aumento de la tuberculosis multirresistente y el impacto del VIH / SIDA.
- Las estrategias actuales son insuficientes para lograr el objetivo de eliminación de la TB para 2050.
Conclusiones:
- Lograr la eliminación de la TB requiere intensificar los esfuerzos más allá de las estrategias actuales.
- Cuatro áreas clave de acción incluyen la ampliación del diagnóstico y el tratamiento, la implementación de políticas sólidas del sistema de salud, la integración del control de la TB con agendas de desarrollo más amplias y la promoción de la investigación para las innovaciones.
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