1Universidad de Lima, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Económicas, Carrera de Negocios Internacionales, Lima, Perú.
2Escuela Nacional de Marina Mercante "Almirante Miguel Grau," Callao, Peru.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 May 17;105(1):6-11. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0255.
The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the worldwide implementation of telemedicine because of the need for medical care for patients, especially those with chronic diseases. This perspective paper presents the current situation of telemedicine in Peru, showing advances in regulation, cases of successful implementation, and the current challenges. Access to health should be available to all, and more efforts need to be implemented to offer access to the internet to achieve high-quality telemedicine to all the vulnerable groups in Peru.
由于需要为患者提供医疗服务,尤其是为慢性疾病患者提供医疗服务,因此 COVID-19 大流行促使全球范围内实施远程医疗。本文从监管、成功实施案例和当前挑战等方面介绍了秘鲁远程医疗的现状,提出远程医疗要覆盖到所有人群,就需要进一步加大互联网普及力度,为秘鲁所有弱势群体提供高质量的远程医疗服务。