Development of the Turkish health plan. Pinar del Río

Abstract

Introduction: the purpose of the Turquino Plan is to achieve an integral and sustainable development of the mountainous and difficult to access areas of the country, integrating in its actions the agencies and institutions involved in this process, including the health sector.

Objective: to characterize the development of the Turquino health plan in the province of Pinar del Río in the year 2023.

Methods: An observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, cross-sectional study was carried out on the health development of the municipalities with the turquino plan in the province, using theoretical, empirical and descriptive statistical methods.

Results: Of the 20 polyclinics in the province, 60% of the medical offices were located in the turquino plan; 70% of the basic work groups are complete, with professionals of the basic specialties who obtained teaching category; 95 family medical offices have basic health equipment. Of the 12 polyclinics, 83.3% of the polyclinics have grandparents' homes; they have 55 community pharmacies; 100% of the polyclinics have a rehabilitation room; there are 44 stomatology chairs. The clinics function as teaching and assistance scenarios; health fairs are held in hard-to-reach communities; the clinics and their houses were repaired, medicines and donated medical supplies were distributed.

Conclusions: The Turquino Plan in the province reaches an evident progress, benefiting the population of these places, maintaining, the development of human resources and the intersectoriality actions to defend the conquests of the Cuban Revolution in the mountainous area.