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Construyendo soluciones bilaterales de salud: Una asociación académicogubernamental para mejorar la salud comunitaria

Building bilateral health solutions: an academicgovernmental partnership to improve community health

Artículos | 0 106 - 123
No. 013 | Nueva Época 2024

Autores:

  • MSc. Katherine Y. Tossas
    Organizaciones: Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center; Virginia Commonwealth University School of Public Health; Ministerio de Salud Pública de Cuba; Mile Square Health Centers; Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba.
Recibido: 18 de 01 de 2025 | Aprobado: 20 de 01 de 2025

Palabras clave:

colaboración bilateral, salud materno infantil, prestación de servicios sanitarios, relaciones Cuba-Estados Unidos, salud comunitaria, mortalidad infantil, desigualdades en salud

Resumen

Este artículo detalla el proceso de desarrollo de una innovadora alianza académico-gubernamental entre el Centro Oncológico de la Universidad de Illinois (UICCC) y el Ministerio de Salud Pública de Cuba (MINSAP). Esta colaboración, la primera de su tipo, tuvo
como objetivo abordar las desigualdades en materia de salud materna e infantil (SMI) en Englewood, un barrio predominantemente negro y estructuralmente desatendido de Chicago. El sistema de salud de Cuba, reconocido mundialmente por su modelo de atención primaria innovador y basado en la comunidad, cuenta con una tasa de mortalidad infantil (TMI) de 4,3 muertes por cada 1000 nacidos vivos, en comparación con las 5,6 de los Estados Unidos. Este logro notable, a pesar de los recursos limitados, destaca el éxito de Cuba en el aprovechamiento de la atención preventiva y el acceso universal para mejorar los resultados de salud pública. El manuscrito sirve como un trabajo en desarrollo que documenta la formación de esta alianza única y sus esfuerzos por adaptar el marco de Análisis de la Situación de Salud (ASS) de Cuba al contexto de los Estados Unidos. En el artículo se describen los pasos necesarios para obtener las aprobaciones regulatorias, fomentar el intercambio intercultural y comprometer a la comunidad local de Englewood para abordar las disparidades en materia de salud. Aprovechando la experiencia cubana en atención primaria y abordando los determinantes sociales de la salud, la asociación buscó crear soluciones viables para reducir la mortalidad infantil y mejorar la equidad en materia de salud
en general. 

El artículo proporciona información valiosa sobre los desafíos y los éxitos de las colaboraciones transnacionales, ofreciendo un modelo reproducible para abordar las desigualdades sistémicas en materia de salud en comunidades desatendidas. Al detallar el desarrollo de la asociación, este trabajo enfatiza la importancia de los enfoques centrados en la comunidad y culturalmente competentes para transformar los resultados de salud en entornos con recursos limitados. Las lecciones de esta iniciativa subrayan el potencial de las asociaciones globales para impulsar la innovación y la equidad en la salud pública.

Fecha de recepción: noviembre 2024
Fecha de aceptación: noviembre 2024

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Cómo citar

Tossas, K. Y. (2025). Construyendo soluciones bilaterales de salud: Una asociación académicogubernamental para mejorar la salud comunitaria: Building bilateral health solutions: an academicgovernmental partnership to improve community health. Cuadernos De Nuestra América, (013), 106–123. Recuperado a partir de http://www.cna.cipi.cu/cna/article/view/234 (Original work published 20 de enero de 2025)