WORKIMM - Lesson 1: The Healthcare Delivery System Flashcards
Consist of all organization, people, and actions whose primary intent is to promote, restore, or maintain health.
HEALTH SYSTEM
What the 6 building blocks of Health System
- Service Delivery
- Health Workforce
- Information
- Medical products, vaccines, and, technologies
- Financing
- Leadership and governance or Stewardship
Refers to the network of health facilities and personnel which carries out the task of rendering health care to the people.
HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM
Specialized agency of the UnitedNations (UN)
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)
What is the WHO Constitution
Its objective is the attainment by all people of the highest possible level of health (WHO, 2006)
WHO Core functions: 1 and 2
1) Providing leadership on matters critical to health and engaging in partnerships where joint actions is needed.
2) Shaping the research agenda and stimulating the generation, translation, and disseminating valuable knowledge.
WHO Core functions: 3, 4, and 5
3) Setting norms and standards and promoting and monitoring their implementation.
4) Articulating ethical and evidence-based policy options
5) Providing technical support, catalyzing change, and building sustainable institutional capacity
Past decade, WHO with DOH (ano programs na naimplement nila?)
- MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) [8 in total] - rich countries
- SDGs 2016 (Sustainable Development Goals) [17 in total] - applicable to all countries including the poor ones
What SDG ensures healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
- SDG Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being
- Aim: achieve universal health coverage, and provide access to safe and affordable medicines and vaccines for all.
What year is the target date completion of SDG?
2030
Main governing body of health services in the country
Department of Health (DOH)
What are the three (3) major roles in the health sector of DOH?
(1) leadership in health
(2) enabler and capacity builder
(3) administrator of specific services
What are the three (3) major roles in the health sector of DOH?
(1) leadership in health
(2) enabler and capacity builder
(3) administrator of specific services
Composed of for-profit and nonprofit agencies
Private Sector
Composed of for-profit and nonprofit agencies
Private Sector
What is the purpose of Private Sector
Provides all levels of services and accounts for a large segment of health service providers in the country
Financing of health services (3 major groups):
- Government (National and Local)
- Private Sources
- Social Health Insurance
RA 7875
National Health Insurance Act of 1995 or the creation of PhilHealth
Purpose of PhilHealth
Aims for universal health coverage for all Filipino citizens