Definition
- The totality of all policies, facilities, equipments, products, human resources and services which address the health needs problems and concerns of the people. It is large, complex, multi-level and multi-disciplinary.
Health Sectors
- Government Sectors
- Non Government Sectors
- Private Sectors
Department of Health
- Vision: Health for all by year 2000 ands Health in the Hands of the People by 2020
- Mission: In partnership with the people, provide equity, quality and access to health care esp. the marginalized
5 Major Functions:
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- Ensure equal access to basic health services
- Ensure formulation of national policies for proper division of labor and proper coordination of operations among the government agency jurisdictions
- Ensure a minimum level of implementation nationwide of services regarded as public health goods
- Plan and establish arrangements for the public health systems to achieve economies of scale
- Maintain a medium of regulations and standards to protect consumers and guide providers
Primary Strategies to Achieve Health Goals
- Support for health goal
- Assurance of health care
- Increasing investment for PHC
- Development of National Standard
Milestone in Health Care Delivery System
- RA 1082 – RHU Act
- RA 1891 – Strengthen Health Services
- PD 568 – Restructuring HCDS
- RA 7160 – LGU Code
Reference:
Ms Ma. Adelaida Morong, Far Eastern University- Institute of Nursing
In-House Nursing Review
