- Health in Latin America Forum was conducted in Mexico City, organized by McKinsey & Company.
- The forum was entitled “Facing the tsunami of aging and chronic diseases. Achieving financial stability and improving health impact “.
- The aim of the forum was to open a space for exchanging experiences among world leaders on health and for presenting solutions to combat chronic diseases in the region.
In the forum, Carlos Slim Foundation presented CASALUD, a model based on reengineering primary health care to prevent and control in a revolutionary way chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
The model is already being implemented successfully in Mexico as part of the Ministry of Health National Strategy. It is currently operating in 21 states, and is expected that by 2015 will run in the whole country.
Dr. Roberto Tapia Conyer, General Director of the Carlos Slim Foundation, shared the successful experience of CASALUD.
“CASALUD is a reengineering process to produce true care continuity, implement prevention productive strategies, encourage individual co-responsibility and break down barriers to reach the community and homes,” Tapia Conyer said.
He added that “CASALUD model applies a strategy called MIDO® (Integrated Measurement for Early Detection), which makes possible to identify healthy people, those at risk for pre-diabetes, pre-obesity and pre-hypertension, as well as those who already suffer from a non-communicable disease.”
Early detection of these conditions, before they become irreversible diseases, represents the largest window of opportunity in the care of chronic diseases.
CASALUD reconfigures first care services through:
- Health care focused on the individual, including risk assessment through MIDO® at health units as well as at home and communities, with personalized and continuous monitoring, and treatment based in evidence and best practices.
- Continuous monitoring of medicines and laboratory supplies.
- Strengthening of human capital through constant training, improving quality of prevention measures and management of chronic noncommunicable diseases.
All these services are based on innovative technology tools developed by the Foundation.
