Abstract

BURSTEIN-RODA, Tania. Considerations about management of water resources and public health in Peru. Rev. perú. med. exp. salud publica [online]. 2018, vol.35, n.2, pp.297-303. ISSN 1726-4634.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2018.352.3641.

This article is presented as an exercise to reflect on the current Peruvian situation in terms of access to safe water and its consequences on health. Additionally, it aims at pondering on the challenges that the country must face in order to achieve water security. It also proposes some guidelines to direct us toward water security in Peru. This article is not intended to be a source of reference of statistical data on the availability and access to water resources in Peru.

Keywords : Water policy; Conservation of water resources; Water resources planning; Public health.

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