Acuña H R
Bull Pan Am Health Organ. 1978;12(1):1-6.
Rather than providing a comprehensive overview of the sexually transmitted disease (STD) picture in the Americas, this presentation contrasts the STD problem in Latin America and the Caribbean with the situation in both less developed and more developed regions of the world. It also points out three areas of opportunity for improving preventive and curative STD services, specifically: (1) more effective utilization of social security institutions in Latin America, (2) incorporation of STD services into primary health care programs, and (3) development of pilot projects in the smaller Caribbean territories. It is noted, in addition, that the more developed countries of the region are showing increased interest in sexually transmitted diseases. Among other things, the recruitment of a PAHO epidemiologist in venereal diseases on Jamaica--to assist in the development of a national STD program--opens up a new area for PAHO technical assistance which, if successful, may be extended elsewhere.
本演讲并未全面概述美洲的性传播疾病情况，而是将拉丁美洲和加勒比地区的性传播疾病问题与世界较不发达和较发达地区的情况进行了对比。它还指出了改善预防性和治疗性性传播疾病服务的三个机会领域，具体如下：（1）更有效地利用拉丁美洲的社会保障机构；（2）将性传播疾病服务纳入初级卫生保健计划；（3）在较小的加勒比领土开展试点项目。此外，还指出该地区较发达国家对性传播疾病的兴趣日益增加。例如，泛美卫生组织在牙买加招聘一名性病流行病学家，以协助制定国家性传播疾病计划，这为泛美卫生组织的技术援助开辟了一个新领域，若取得成功，可能会扩展到其他地方。
