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Muluneh Yigzaw Mossie1, Jenny Shannon2, Amare Bayeh Desta3
1PATH, Ethiopia Country Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
PLOS global public health
|August 20, 2025
Resumen
Etiopía mejoró rápidamente su sistema de salud durante COVID-19, ampliando la capacidad de los laboratorios y el despliegue de vacunas. El mantenimiento de estos avances requiere una vigilancia sólida y un compromiso político continuo para futuras emergencias sanitarias.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud pública
- Fortalecimiento de los sistemas de salud
- Epidemiología
Sus antecedentes:
- La pandemia de COVID-19 puso de relieve las vulnerabilidades del sistema de salud mundial y estimuló la innovación rápida.
- El sistema de salud de varios niveles de Etiopía se enfrentó a desafíos sin precedentes que requerían una respuesta rápida y adaptativa.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Examinar la respuesta del sistema de salud de Etiopía a la pandemia de COVID-19.
- Explorar estrategias, condiciones favorables, barreras y lecciones aprendidas durante la pandemia.
- Evaluar la integración y sostenibilidad de las capacidades sanitarias recientemente desarrolladas.
Principales métodos:
- Se realizó un estudio transversal de métodos mixtos en todos los niveles del sistema de salud de Etiopía.
- La recopilación de datos incluyó encuestas cuantitativas (n=952 ejecutores, n=233 trabajadores de la salud), entrevistas con informantes clave (n=80) y datos administrativos.
- El análisis utilizó estadísticas descriptivas para datos cuantitativos y análisis de marco para datos cualitativos, seguido de triangulación.
Principales resultados:
- Etiopía amplió significativamente la capacidad de laboratorio (sitios de RT-PCR de 1 a 72) y los recursos de cuidados intensivos (concentradores de oxígeno, ventiladores).
- Más de 68 millones de personas recibieron al menos una dosis de vacuna, respaldada por el rápido despliegue y la expansión de la cadena de frío.
- Si bien la voluntad política inicial facilitó una rápida ampliación, el compromiso disminuyó, lo que llevó a una disminución en algunas intervenciones en la fase urgente posterior a la pandemia.
Conclusiones:
- El sistema de salud de Etiopía demostró ganancias significativas en atención crítica, infraestructura de laboratorio, despliegue de vacunas y participación de la comunidad.
- La institucionalización y el compromiso político sostenido son cruciales para integrar estas capacidades impulsadas por la pandemia en el sistema de salud de rutina.
- Un seguimiento riguroso es esencial para garantizar la sostenibilidad y la eficacia a largo plazo de estas plataformas mejoradas para futuras emergencias sanitarias.
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