• Javier Sánchez Doncell, Ignacio Braga, Lucia Cognigni, Sandra Menéndez Veloz, José L Francos, and Pablo González Montaner.
• Hospital de Infecciosas Dr. Francisco Javier Muñiz, Buenos Aires, Argentina. E-mail: jasdoncell@hotmail.com.
• Medicina (B Aires). 2024 Jan 1; 84 (1): 738073-80.

IntroductionThe Hospital Muñiz's "Strengthening Epidemiological Surveillance in Tuberculosis (VET) Project" is focused on improving operational outcomes, specifically by enhancing early TB diagnosis. Our primary aim is to promptly identify individuals with tuberculosis (TB) who seek care at our institution following the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsA SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) was carried out. It is an essential tool in strategic planning, which provides information for the implementation of actions and corrective measures in the generation of new improvement projects. The internal situation of the institution was evaluated to determine SWOT after the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to strengthen VET, through field epidemiological surveillance.ResultsThere are trained personnel, the possibility of early diagnosis and its opportune control generated from the Febrile Emergency Unit. The on-call service has an adequate control of the TB population that enables coordination and joint work with other programs (HIV), response capacity of the institution to outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics.DiscussionThe application of this project will incorporate a strengthening activity in epidemiological surveillance, where the Muñiz Hospital, through a comprehensive approach and the identification of new cases, responds to the needs of the local population with TB. This will provide valid and reliable information for the prevention and control of TB in the institution after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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