Expanding Access to Health Services (PE0118)

Description of the commitment
What is the public problem that the commitment addresses?

The gap in specialized medical services, caused by the insufficient availability of health professionals, equipment, and installed capacity, especially in areas of difficult access, limits the resolving capacity of health facilities and forces patients to travel to other regions in search of medical care. This situation generates saturation of health services and causes prolonged waiting times for the assignment of medical appointments. Likewise, prolonged waiting lists for surgical interventions, caused by the limited availability of human resources, operating rooms, and surgical-medical materials, increase the risk of complications or permanent disability.

As a consequence, the population is forced to assume additional expenses to travel to other regions in search of specialized medical care or to access a surgical procedure, which directly impacts the timeliness, continuity, and efficiency of the health system.

What is the commitment?

The "Health in Action" commitment seeks to bring specialized health services closer to the most vulnerable populations through itinerant medical campaigns and surgical discharge sessions at public health facilities. This strategy not only contributes to reducing access gaps and waiting lists, but also strengthens the openness and transparency of the health sector by making available to citizens clear, updated, and verifiable information on the scheduling, coverage, and results of these interventions.

Through the publication of data on prioritized areas, selection criteria, specialties served, and number of beneficiaries, the commitment promotes access to public information in health and facilitates the active participation of citizens, social organizations, and the media in the monitoring and evaluation of the execution of the campaigns.

In this way, Health in Action is consolidated not only as a health intervention, but as a concrete exercise of Open Government, in which transparency, accountability, and informed participation are integrated as pillars of a more accessible, integral, and people-oriented public management. In this regard, the following results are expected:
• Expanding the supply of specialized health services, prioritizing the most in-demand medical specialties in areas with vulnerable populations.
• Progressive reduction of waiting lists for low and medium complexity surgeries.
• Strengthening the resolving capacity of health facilities through the deployment of specialized mobile units.
• Improving population satisfaction regarding the information received, as well as the quality and timeliness of health services.

How will the commitment contribute to solving the public problem?

The "Health in Action" commitment seeks to address the gaps in timely access to specialized and surgical medical services in the most vulnerable areas of the country, bringing the State's health supply closer to citizens through mobile medical care campaigns. These interventions make it possible to decongest waiting lists and ensure that people receive specialized care without the need to travel long distances or assume additional costs.

The commitment not only expands service coverage, but also introduces an openness and transparency component: before, during, and after each campaign, the Ministry of Health will make available clear and advance information on the prioritized areas, selection criteria, dates, and results obtained. This will allow citizens, local governments, social organizations, and the media to learn about, supervise, and evaluate the fulfillment of the objectives of each intervention.

In this way, the commitment resolves the problem of inequality in access to specialized care while strengthening trust in public management, by making progress visible, promoting informed participation of the population, and reporting on the impact of the actions carried out.

Why is the commitment relevant to the principles of Open Government?

The "Health in Action" commitment aligns with the principles of Open Government by promoting transparency, access to information, and accountability in the management of health services. Through the proactive and timely publication of information on itinerant campaigns such as: intervention areas, scheduled dates, available medical specialties, prioritization criteria, and number of care sessions conducted. It seeks to ensure that citizens can access, in a clear and understandable manner, the data linked to the execution of the program. Likewise, the commitment incorporates an informed citizen participation approach, by facilitating that local communities, social organizations, and media monitor and oversee the development of the campaigns, verifying equity in care and compliance with the waiting list reduction objectives.

In this way, MINSA MÓVIL: Health in Action, not only expands health service coverage, but also opens the sector's processes to public observation, strengthening citizen trust in State management and promoting a culture of openness and responsibility in the use of public resources..

Commitment Program

| Milestone Activity | Responsible Organic Unit | Verification Method | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Generate monthly statistical report: SETIPRESS, REFCON, SUSALUD, RENIEC, PAUS. | MINSA MÓVIL | A report with the activities carried out and the results obtained from the specialized and surgical medical campaigns. | January 2026 | February 2026 |

2. Dissemination of results of the medical campaigns carried out and to be carried out monthly. | MINSA MÓVIL | Monthly scheduling of the campaigns. Records of the number of care sessions and/or campaigns in REUNIS. | March 2026 | November 2026 |

3. Implement communication and sustainability strategy: » Prior to conducting the medical campaign. » Meetings with DIRESAS and local governments for the better development of the campaigns. >> Improve processes based on the closing of previous campaigns. | MINSA MÓVIL | • Published press releases. Specialized medical campaign plan. | March 2026 | November 2026 |

4. Implement specialized and surgical medical campaigns (execution and closure). | MINSA MÓVIL | Report containing the following data: Number of specialized medical campaigns carried out. • Number of specialized medical care sessions per campaign. • Number of surgical campaigns. Number of beneficiaries per surgical campaign. Consolidated satisfaction surveys per specialized and surgical medical campaign. | March 2026 | November 2026 |

5. Implemented solution and commitment fulfillment. | MINSA MÓVIL | Annual final implementation report available for free access to citizens. Reduction of waiting time by region and reduction of the surgical backlog. | December 2026 | |

Final Product
A public and accessible repository of information on the specialized medical outreach campaigns carried out by MINSA MÓVIL, "Health in Action," that compiles and publishes disaggregated data on the specialties provided, number of medical consultations, surgical procedures performed, priority areas, population served, and the results of citizen satisfaction surveys.

Result Indicators for the Sustainability of the Commitment
• Number of specialized medical campaigns carried out.
• Number of surgical medical campaigns carried out.
• Total surgical interventions carried out (major and minor surgeries).
• Number of medical care sessions per specialty.
• User satisfaction index.

Commitment monitoring information
Entity responsible for the commitment Ministry of Health (MINSA)
Organic unit responsible for commitment monitoring MINSA MÓVIL