FA 5 Flashcards
The Code devolved basic services for agriculture extension, forest management, health services, barangay roads and social welfare to Local
Government Units
Local Government Code of 1991
A core element of the implementation of the Primary Health Care, which is a strategy adopted by Department of Health in the late 1970’sin compliance with the Declaration of Alma Ata on Primary Health Care to ensure that essential
health care.
Decentralization
This is to ensure that essential health care is “made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community through their full participation and at a cost that the community and country can afford.
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Introduced a major devolution of national government services, which included the first wave of health sector reform. The Code devolved basic services for agriculture extension, forest management, health services, barangay roads and social welfare to Local Government Units.
Republic Act 7160, Local Government Code of 1991
The aim of decentralization.
To widen decision-making space of middle level managers, enhance resource allocations from central to peripheral areas and to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of health services management.
A body that is good venue for making the local health system more responsive to the needs of the people. It’s mandate to propose annual budgetary allocations for the operation and maintenance of health facilities and services
within the municipality, city or province.
Local Health Board
The following are the functions of local health board except
To widen decision-making space of middle level managers, enhance resource
allocations from central to peripheral areas and to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of health services management.
Republic Act 7160 the Local Government Code of 1991, was signed into law on?
October 10, 1991 and took effect on January 1, 1992
What are the pillars of the Philippine health care delivery system? Select all that apply.
Health Financing
Health service delivery
Governance
It is said that despite living longer than in previous years, Filipinos now bear a triple burden of disease. What is meant by triple burden of disease?
High prevalence of communicable diseases and NCDs and Diseases of rapid urbanization and industrialization.
The current health status of the country is said to be characterized with mixed health outcomes. Which among the statements is true about this description?
The country only had modest gains in selected health outcome indicators and weak performance in others.
This is a capable private health facility or an appropriately upgraded public health facility that is either a Rural Health Unit (RHU) and/or its satellite Barangay Health Station (BHS) or Hospital capable of performing the following
emergency obstetric functions:
(1) parenteral administration of oxytocin in the
third stage of labor;
(2) parenteral administration of loading dose of anti-convulsants;
(3) parenteral administration of initial dose of antibiotics;
(4) performance of assisted deliveries in imminent breech;
(5) removal of retained
placental products ; and
(6) manual removal of retained placenta.
Basic Emergency Obstetrics and Newborn Care (BEmONC) Provider
This is the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice.
Sustainable Development Goals
In 1978 world leaders, international organizations and health authorities gathered in Alma-Ata (now Almaty), Kazakhstan, and released the Declaration of Alma-Ata on Primary Health Care, which remains a landmark document in
the history of global health. The principles of PHC includes? Select all that apply?
Community participation
Health promotion
Appropriate Technology
Accessibility
The Department of Health commenced the implementation of Primary Health Care in 1979. It started on a pilot basis in twelve provinces representing each region. In 1981, the DOH launched PHC nationwide. Its implementation may not have been done as smoothly as expected. Currently, PHC is needed more
than ever. What reason supports this?
All of the options listed
Universal Health Care and the health-related SDGs can only be sustainably
achieved with a stronger emphasis on PHC.
PHC has proven to be a highly effective and efficient way to address the main
causes of, and risk factors for, poor health, as well as for handling the emerging
challenges
