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  • Title: [Organization of the public health services in Latin America and the Caribbean].
    Author: Ruíz A, Estupiñán J.
    Journal: Rev Sci Tech; 1992 Mar; 11(1):117-46. PubMed ID: 1525413.
    Abstract:
    The organisation of veterinary public health (VPH) services in countries of Latin America and the Caribbean has resulted from an historical process which has consolidated the structure of these services and the concept of VPH. This concept comprises five principal plans of action: promotion of animal health in order to increase the production of protein of animal origin; protection of foods for human consumption; vigilance, prevention, control and eradication of zoonoses; promotion of environmental protection, together with the development of biomedical models. These plans of action serve the purpose of improving human health and well-being, which is essential for the socioeconomic development of populations. Within this context, the authors describe the organisation of VPH services for health and agriculture, which have a part to play in intersectorial collaboration and in social participation. Finally, an account is given of progress in the control of rabies, brucellosis and tuberculosis, and the organisation of integrated programmes for food protection and also the control and eradication of foot and mouth disease. Technical cooperation with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) assists these activities and intersectorial coordination, principally between health and agriculture.
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