UPDATE (GRADED A+)
health screening, current health problems and diagnoses, allergies (especially those to medications),
diagnostic or therapeutic procedures performed, laboratory tests carried out, medications prescribed,
and counseling provided
Current medical management
t is currently utilized in ___________? government health facilities. What used to be manually done
before, taking up 4 to 5 minutes, can now be executed within a couple of seconds.
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"Health is a fundamental human right and that the attainment of the highest possible level of health is
a most important worldwide social goal whose realization requires the action of many other social
and economic sectors in addition to the health sector"
Alma Ata Declaration (1977)
The existing gross inequality in the health status of the people particularly between developed and
developing countries as well as within countries is politically, socially and economically unacceptable
and is, therefore, of common concern to all countries.
ALMA Ata Declaration
The promotion and protection of the health of the people is essential to sustained economic and
social development and contributes to a better quality of life and to world peace
ALMA Ata Declaration
is a key element of human rights and social justice.
Health
Who should be finally responsible for health care?
Governments
have a responsibility for the health of their people which can be fulfilled only by the provision of
adequate health and social measures
Governments
is 30 per cent lower than half of Asian Countries
Government expenditure for Health
per cent of the GDP
, 3.4
Health is a human right
Alma Ata Declaration
"Even when the economy is poor, major health achievements can be achieved by using resources in a
socially productive way."
Amartya Sen
"the combination of resources, organization, financing and management that culminate in the
delivery of health services to the population."
Health Care System
What is WHO
World Health Organization
was defined as "all the organizations, institutions and resources that are devoted to producing health
actions. "
health system
consists of all organizations, people and actions whose primary intent is to promote, restore or
maintain health
health system
is therefore more than the pyramid of publicly owned facilities that deliver personal health services.
health system
This includes efforts to influence determinants of health as well as more direct healthimproving
activities.
health system
what are the DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
-INCOME AND SOCIAL STATUS
-SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS
-EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS
-PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS
-EDUCATION
-HEALTHY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
-BIOLOGY AND GENETIC ENDOWMENT
-HEALTH SERVICES
-PERSONAL HEALTH PRACTICES AND COPING SKILLS
3 main goals for health systems