The Ten-Year Public Health Plan
- System and programme
It is Colombia's ten-year public health policy: it sets aims, targets and strategies that each department and municipality adapts in its territorial plan.
What it is
The Ten-Year Public Health Plan (PDSP) is the State's public health policy for a ten-year period. The current one, 2022-2031, was adopted by Resolution 1035 of 2022 of the Ministry of Health and adjusted by Resolution 2367 of 2023, which reorganised its strategic axes and implementation stages. It is carried out by SGSSS actors, with emphasis on territorial entities and EPS, and each territory adapts it in its Territorial Health Plan for each four-year term.
How it is organised
- National level: the Ministry drafts the plan, sets the method and does monitoring and evaluation.
- Territorial level: each territorial entity drafts, approves, carries out and evaluates its Territorial Health Plan.
- EPS and adapted entities: carry out the actions within their remit for their enrolled population.
- Other sectors: education, environment, agriculture, labour, because of the social determinants approach.
Worked example
- A made-up municipality elects a mayor for the 2024-2027 term.
- In the first months of the term, the health secretariat drafts its Territorial Health Plan following the PDSP 2022-2031.
- Its health situation analysis shows 88% vaccination coverage and high dengue mortality.
- The territorial plan sets four-year targets for those problems and aligns them with the municipal development plan.
- The secretariat monitors progress with the Ministry's method; at the end of the 4 years the plan is evaluated and the next one is drafted.
From the national plan to the territorial plan
| Instrument | Who adopts it | Time frame |
|---|---|---|
| Ten-Year Public Health Plan | Ministry of Health (Resolution 1035 of 2022) | 10 years (2022-2031) |
| Territorial Health Plan | Department, district or municipality | 4 years (term of government) |
Markers
- PDSP
- 2022-2031
- Territorial Health Plan
- Strategic axes
In practice
- The targets of territorial plans reach services as priorities: vaccination, antenatal care, screening, vector control.
- The indicators that doctors record (for example, antenatal visits or screening) feed the plan's evaluation.
Reference norms
- Resolution 1035 of 2022 of the Ministry of Health: adopts the PDSP 2022-2031.
- Resolution 2367 of 2023: amends Resolution 1035 of 2022.
- Law 1438 of 2011, article 6: the Ministry drafts the Ten-Year Public Health Plan with social participation and within primary health care.
Test yourself
Think of the answer, then tap the question to see it.
Which resolution adopted the Ten-Year Public Health Plan 2022-2031?
Resolution 1035 of 2022 of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, amended by Resolution 2367 of 2023.
How does the ten-year plan reach each municipality?
Through the Territorial Health Plan, which each territorial entity drafts for its four-year term and aligns with its development plan.
Who carries out the ten-year plan?
SGSSS actors, with emphasis on territorial entities and EPS, together with other sectors.
How was the previous plan, 2012-2021, organised?
In 10 dimensions, including healthy life and communicable diseases.
Connections
Educational content on epidemiological and statistical methods; the examples use made-up numbers to teach the calculation. Not a clinical or legal guide: current Colombian rules are in the official sources.
Sources: Compilación Jurídica SuperSalud - Resolución 1035 de 2022 MSPS (Superintendencia Nacional de Salud, Colombia, 2022); Compilación Jurídica SuperSalud - Resolución 2367 de 2023 MSPS (Superintendencia Nacional de Salud, Colombia, 2023); Plan Decenal Salud Pública 2022-2031 (Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social, Colombia, 2026); Lineamientos para la gestión y administración del Programa Ampliado de Inmunizaciones - PAI - 2022 (Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social, Colombia, 2022).
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