4. The levels of health care Health care institutions

Question 1

Well functioning health system is based on (5)

Answer 1

having trained and motivated health workers,

a well-maintained infrastructure,

a reliable supply of medicines and technologies,

backed by adequate funding,

strong health plans and
evidence-based policies.

Question 2

Health care levels (3)

Answer 2

Primary
Secondary
Tertiary level of health care

Question 3

Health centre definition

Answer 3

a health institution providing health care to the population of a certain area (local community/municipality) within the health care activity at the primary level of health care.

Question 4

ELEMENTS of PHC

Answer 4

E - education about health problems and solutions

L - locally endemic diseases prevention and control

E - essential drugs provision

M - maternal and child care

E - expanded immunisation against major diseases

N - nutrition and adequate food supply

T - treatment of common diseases and injuries

S - sanitation and safe water

Question 5

Secondary health care deals with

Answer 5

• a specialist-consultative activityin general internal medicine, general surgery, neurology, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, dermatology and radiology diagnostics at theprimary level
• it is organised so that it is available to users in the municipality of their residence in accordance with the regulation that determines the basic package of health rights

Question 6

Tertiary health care deals with

Answer 6

providing the most complex forms of health care from specialist consultative and hospital health care activities

scientific research work

performing contract-based teaching for the needs of the health carefaculty