Health care needs in the Bogotá-Region

Introduction: The Bogotá-Region is an area where demographic trends and epidemiological profiles change constantly; these specific conditions determine health needs.Objective: To establish the demographic and epidemiological profile of the Bogotá-Region, its relationship with institutional response and opportunities for the development of a university hospital.Materials and methods: A literature review of information related to demographics, epidemiological profile and some features of health service delivery in the Bogotá-Region was conducted through a systematic search in search engines and databases.Results: The Bogotá-Region has particular characteristics such as aging population and the transition in its disease profile; these characteristics have an influence on the delivery of health services, so it is imperative to improve and adapt care to respond to these priority needs.Conclusions: The Bogotá-Region is an area with significant population concentration in Colombia, so health care of its inhabitants must be managed considering the demographic and epidemiological profile, so that a structured response can be generated, in which the creation of a university hospital, center of excellence in health, is a priority.

• Autores: Palencia-Sánchez, Francisco; García-Ubaque, Juan Carlos
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2016
• Institución: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Repositorio: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/65148
• Acceso en línea: https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/65148; http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/66171/
• Palabra clave: 61 Ciencias médicas; Medicina / Medicine and health; Healthcare Disparities; Needs Assessment; Demographic transition; Perfil de salud; Demografía; Sistemas de Información en salud
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional