HEALTH SYSTEM Flashcards
the combination of resources, organization, financing, and management that culminate in the delivery of health services to the population (Roemer,1991).”
Health System
In the World Health Report (WHO,2000), health system is defined as
“all the organizations, institutions, resources, and people whose primary purpose is to improve health.”
The most visible product of the health system
public and private health service provision.
means generating the essential physical resources for the delivery of health services which include medications,human resources,
and medical equipment.
Health service inputs, or managing resources,
is the main responsibility of the government. This function sets the ditection, context, and policy frameworkfor the overallhealth system.
Stewardship
form of risk management which aims to spread financial risks from an individual to all pool members.
Risk pooling
It is named after the Prussian Chancellor known for inventing the welfare state in the 19th century as part of the unification of Germany.
Bismarck Model
health care is proided and funded by the government through tax payments.
Beveridge Model
in this purchasing, risk-pooling organizations use collected funds and pooled financial resources to finance health care services for the members.
strategic purchasing
BUILDING BLOCKS OF WHO HEATH SYSTEM FRAMEWORK
- Service delivery
- Leadership and Governance
- Financing
- Health products, vaccines, and technologies
- Health workforce
- Information
1979: Adoption of Primary Health Care Strategy (LOI 949)
promoted participatory management of the local health care system
integrated the components of healthcare delivery into its field operations
1982: Reorganization of DOH (EO851)
1988: The Generics Act RA 6675
writing of prescriptions using the generic name of the drug
transferred the responsibilityofproviding health service to the local government units
1991: Local government Code (RA7160)
instituted a national health insurance mechanism for financial protection with priority given to the poor
1995: National Health Insurance Act (RA 7875)
