Twitter como herramienta para la comunicación en salud en el contexto del fomento de la donación de órganos en el Perú

Abstract

This article analyzes the characteristics of the communication through Twitter in the framework of the promotion of organ donation, based on the study of the publications of the Ministry of Health (Minsa) and Social Health Insurance (EsSalud) in Peru and on the responses of users to these messages, where it was possible to show that this social network, due to its specific peculiarities and available resources, which allow continuous feedback, is a valuable tool in the context of the development of health communication initiatives.