2014, Number 1
Web Page on Tropical Medicine
Salermo RMÁ, Reyes LV, Santiesteban CA, Germán HI, González RML
Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT
At Present times , Cuban society faces the technological tendency at the informatics field , through the process of social informatization that tries to socialize different health themes . In this challenge , all the social-economic sectors and the Cuban public health are involved .By creating this web page on tropical medicine, the preparation of health forces and the strategy of social communication for facing epidemics are both accomplished. This web page offers: news services with updated information on different diseases, updated reports about international epidemiologic situation. It presents sections like, bibliography, tropical diseases, contacts and link services with IPK, UVS, BUS, UCM institutions. With the intensive use of technology and network, a way to integrate contents, develop skills and encourage a progressive strategy on the teaching–learning process was obtained, and keeps self –preparation of the public health workers. On the other size, they also enable to get a graduate with a wide profile on scientific information, researches and updated themes in favour of a better performance in the activities of health. Another novel aspect is its integration to the strategy of development of the national health system in the field of the informatics and the universalization of higher education.