District Health System Flashcards
1
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Define district health system
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Refers to a vehicle for delivery of the public health care package. This system provides the health sector with a management framework that can deliver health care in a cost effective and integrated manner
2
Q
Building blocks of a health care system
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Service delivery.
Health workforce
Information.
Leadership/governance
Financing
Medical products, vaccines and technology
3
Q
Define health care system
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Refers to the organisation of people, resources and institutions that deliver health care services to meet the health needs of a targeted population
4
Q
Public health care re-engineering
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- Municipal ward based public health care outreach team - house to house visit to identify required interventions
- Integrated school health program - have ideally one public health care nurse per school to screen, provide health education and health promotion, curative and rehab roles or services
- District clinical specialist teams- have Seven member team per district.
- Contracting non specialist health professionals - where there is a shortage, there will be contracted on a need basis and pains from the NHI pool of funds.
