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Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research

September, 2020, Volume 30, 1, pp 23102-23104

Short Communication

Short Communication

Contributions Since the Health Economy Research to the Smoking Control in Cuba

Fé Fernández Hernández1* and Efraín Sánchez González2

Author Affiliations

1Auxiliary Professor, Faculty of medical science “10 de octubre”, Cuba

2Asistant Professor, Faculty of medical science “10 de octubre”, Cuba

Received: September 01, 2020 | Published: September 08, 2020

Corresponding author: Fé Fernández Hernández, Auxiliary Professor, University of medical science of Havana, Faculty of medical science “10 de octubre”, Cuba

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2020.30.004901

Abstract

Smoking is a polemic risk factor for the Cuban Public Health. This is because of the whole socioeconomic effects from smoking over Cuban society.The tobacco development strategic until 2030 is clearly against the interesting from the Public Health.This strategic suggest that fiscal benefits will contribute to finance the budgets from social sectors as Public Health. The Cuban tobacco sector is applying to economic arguments to justify their own strategic. That’s why the Cuban Public Health must straight the economic arguments against smoking. It is necessary the implementation of an integral strategic for a better control from smoking. As part of that strategic the postgraduate education may plays an active role for a better smoking control. The academic results from research may meet important elements since the Health Economy to use in an integral strategic for the smoking control.

Keywords: Smoking;Control;Research

Short Communication

The complete economic evaluations for the Public Health are useful tools for taking decisions process. In fact, this economic evaluation method had supported it own utilization in the strategic planning [1]. The health economic evaluation cost – benefit is the more orthodox since the economic point of view because costs and benefits are measured in monetary units. This condition makes easier the economic analysis for the Public Health [2]. Smoking is a polemic risk factor for the Cuban Public Health. This is because of the whole socioeconomic effects from smoking over Cuban society. The health economic evaluation cost – benefit had been take as reference to show that in Cuba is better produce and consume tobacco products because carries to more benefits than cost [3]. Recent researches from Cuba are suggesting that:

1) The dynamic from the costs attributable to smoking is higher than in benefits case[4].

2) Cigarettes and tobaccos are showing a tendency as necessaries and ordinaries economic goods. Also, the relation between price and demand is very inelastic. This condition makes more difficult the utilization from the tributary policy for the smoking control[5].

3) The present fiscal policy for the smoking control isn´t agrees to the domestic tobacco market behavior[6].

By other side the tobacco development strategic until 2030 is clearly against the interesting from the Public Health. This strategic suggest that fiscal benefits will contribute to finance the budgets from social sectors as Public Health. This economic sector is applying for:

1) Diversify and increase productions agree to the market demand. This condition will make more efficient this economic sector.

2) Offer more production looking for teenagers as tobacco consumption beginners[7].

The Cuban Public Health most assumes a stronger role against smoking. From the 10 main death causes in Cuba, at least six are close related to smoking [8]. In the Oncology and Radiology National Institute in 2015, more than the 40% from the institutional budget was utilized because of smoking [9]. The Cuban tobacco sector is applying to economic arguments to justify their own strategic. That’s why the Cuban Public Health must straight the economic arguments against smoking [10]. It is necessary the implementation of an integral strategic for a better control from smoking. As part of that strategic the postgraduate education may plays an active role for a better smoking control [11]. An example of that is the docent research project “Costo – beneficio directo fiscal del tabaquismo en Cuba” from the Faculty of Medical Science “10 de Octubre” from the University of Medical Science of Havana. The scientific results from this research project include:

a. Describe the relation between smoking and the labor health [12]

b. Characterization of the labor productivity loses attributable to smoking[13].

c. The description of the labor productivity loses because of the tobacco consumption during the labor time in Cuba in 2011[14].

d. The description of the social cost because of the earlier smokers’ death in Cuba in 2011[15].

e. The description of the morbidity attributable to smoking since the economic point of view[16].

f. Characterization of process estimating the economic burden from a risk factor[17].

g. Introduce [18] and validate analytically [19] a new formula to estimate the smoking economic burden by morbidity.

h. Design an algorithm to calculate the smoking economic burden by morbidity[20].

i. The description of the fiscal authorities role in the smoking control[21].

j. Characterization of the socioeconomic inequity attributable to smoking[22].

k. The description of the socioeconomic inequity attributable to smoking since the social cost attributable to smoking[23].

l. Introduce several rates to measure the socioeconomic inequity attributable to smoking[24].

m. Describe the structure from the tobacco consumption in Cuba by region from 2013 to 2016[25].

n. Describe the role of the primary public health server in the economic smoking control[26].

o. Introduce a postgraduate course[27] and three diploma course[11,28,29]supporting the smoking economic control since the Health Economy.

Moreover these result it is important to understand that much smoking social consequences are outside Public Health hands. The untouchable costs attributable to smoking as earlier death and reduction of life quality are more valuated while more interesting is considered the life and it quality. That´s why the economic argument against smoking must include the social analysis too [30]. The explication of smoking impact must be moreover the clinical consequences. It is important the inclusion of positivist point of view to support epidemiologic research about smoking [31].

Conclusion

Cuban Public Health needs straight the economic arguments against smoking. The academic results from research may meet important elements since the Health Economy to use in an integral strategic for the smoking control.

References

Short Communication

Contributions Since the Health Economy Research to the Smoking Control in Cuba

Fé Fernández Hernández1* and Efraín Sánchez González2

Author Affiliations

1Auxiliary Professor, Faculty of medical science “10 de octubre”, Cuba

2Asistant Professor, Faculty of medical science “10 de octubre”, Cuba

Received: September 01, 2020 | Published: September 08, 2020

Corresponding author: Fé Fernández Hernández, Auxiliary Professor, University of medical science of Havana, Faculty of medical science “10 de octubre”, Cuba

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2020.30.004901

Abstract

Smoking is a polemic risk factor for the Cuban Public Health. This is because of the whole socioeconomic effects from smoking over Cuban society.The tobacco development strategic until 2030 is clearly against the interesting from the Public Health.This strategic suggest that fiscal benefits will contribute to finance the budgets from social sectors as Public Health. The Cuban tobacco sector is applying to economic arguments to justify their own strategic. That’s why the Cuban Public Health must straight the economic arguments against smoking. It is necessary the implementation of an integral strategic for a better control from smoking. As part of that strategic the postgraduate education may plays an active role for a better smoking control. The academic results from research may meet important elements since the Health Economy to use in an integral strategic for the smoking control.

Keywords: Smoking;Control;Research