Real Public Health in Real Life Pandemics

(La Verdadera Salud Pública en las pandemias de la vida real)

I published the post below on WhatsApp today, the first day of Peru’s national emergency against Corona. He publicado el post de abajo en WhatsApp hoy, el primer día de la emergencia nacional de Perú contra Corona.

My post reads: It’s the mindset of the commuity in the long term that makes public health work. I am working from home, and I have the privlidge to do it. This is true for Corona, but it’s true for everything. The effort is a healthcare system that takes better care of everyone. We are here and we care about each other.

Public health works. We need it. It also forces us to be responsible. And yes, there are secondary impacts to these initatives that can be negative. I am concerned this quarantine will put many in (further) financial crisis. However, I stand by the need to be at home. It’s social responsibility. It’s caring. It’s not sexy. But necessary.

La salud pública funciona. Lo necesitamos. También nos obliga a ser responsables. Y sí, hay impactos secundarios a estas iniciativas que pueden ser negativos. Me preocupa que esta cuarentena ponga a muchos en una nueva crisis financiera. Sin embargo, mantengo la necesidad de estar en casa. Es responsabilidad social. Es cuidado. No es sexy. Pero necesario.