📋 Tender Overview
Following international alert for monkeypoxIn light of the global health alert for Monkeypox, we have activated the epidemiological surveillance system in the Lambayeque region, said the regional coordinator of Immunizations of the Regional Health Management (Geresa) of Lambayeque, Lic. Jose Antonio Enriquez Salazar.
In Lambayeque, during the first semester, three suspected cases have been registered that were ruled out by the epidemiology and laboratory system of Geresa and the Ministry of Health. Around 20 cases have been identified in the country this year, mainly in the city of Lima.
In Lambayeque, the target population has been identified as patients living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sex workers, so that they could approach health establishments and be vaccinated and protected, said the professional.
In addition, preventive measures are in place, such as the use of barrier methods, such as condoms, and avoiding sexual contact with people who have some type of laceration, because this is how the virus is transmitted.
We have the vaccines in the hospitals of the region, such as, in the Las Mercedes Hospital and in the different health establishments such as Jose Olaya. Vaccination began in 2023, due to the spread of the virus in our country and in the South American region, said Enriquez Salazar.
Currently, there are around 50 doses available in the region. We know that we have to group the population, since the vaccine vials are multi-dose. So, we check which population is waiting to be immunized, we group them and proceed to protect them, concluded the immunization coordinator.
