ABSTRACT
Los controles sanitarios en fronteras, establecidos con el objeti-vo de retrasar la entrada del virus pandémico en España, constituyen una de las actividades propias de las fases de contención de la enfer-medad. Su puesta en práctica como estrategia de salud pública en respuesta a epidemias es responsabilidad de la Dirección General de Salud Pública y Sanidad Exterior del Ministerio de Sanidad y Políti-ca Social, a través de la Subdirección General de Sanidad Exterior, y para ello se requiere una actuación coordinada con otros organismos implicados. Este trabajo tiene como finalidad describir las actuaciones reali-zadas en los aeropuertos internacionales durante dichas fases, así como evaluar su efectividad en la consecución del objetivo para el que fueron diseñadas. En este sentido, se establece una hipótesis que trata de explicar cómo las medidas adoptadas por Sanidad Exterior y la colaboración con los Servicios de Vigilancia Epidemiológica de las Comunidades Autónomas podrían haber contribuido a retrasar la propagación del virus en nuestro país. Se destaca la necesidad de consolidar los sistemas de vigilancia en fronteras potenciando dicha colaboración, así como la importan-cia de diseñar una estrategia clara de comunicación a la población en estos escenarios, que debe acompañar a la implementación de las demás medidas para evitar situaciones de incertidumbre(AU)
As a public health strategy in responding to epidemics, sanitary checks at borders to delay the entry of the pandemic virus into Spain are part of the containment phases activities. Their implementation is the responsibility of the Foreign Health Department and requires a coordinated action with other agencies involved in the response. This paper describes the actions undertaken at international air-ports during these phases and evaluates its efficacy in the execution of their objective. We establish a hypothesis to explain how the mea-sures undertaken by Foreign Health and the collaboration with the National Surveillance System may have contributed to delay the spread of the virus into our country. We want to emphasize the need for consolidating the border con-trol surveillance system and improving collaboration, as well as the importance of designing a clear communication strategy for the population in these settings. Together these measures, along with others, will prevent situations of uncertainty(AU)
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Sanitary Control of Borders , Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype/immunology , Influenza, Human/epidemiology , Communicable Diseases/epidemiology , Seedlings/immunology , Sanitary Control of Travelers , Travel/legislation & jurisprudence , /epidemiology , Red Cross/organization & administrationABSTRACT
As a public health strategy in responding to epidemics, sanitary checks at borders to delay the entry of the pandemic virus into Spain are part of the containment phases activities. Their implementation is the responsibility of the Foreign Health Department and requires a coordinated action with other agencies involved in the response. This paper describes the actions undertaken at international airports during these phases and evaluates its efficacy in the execution of their objective. We establish a hypothesis to explain how the measures undertaken by Foreign Health and the collaboration with the National Surveillance System may have contributed to delay the spread of the virus into our country. We want to emphasize the need for consolidating the border control surveillance system and improving collaboration, as well as the importance of designing a clear communication strategy for the population in these settings. Together these measures, along with others, will prevent situations of uncertainty.
