Health

Information System Prelim | 1

HIS PRELIM l HEALTH SYSTEM
- Some rich contries have large populations without
Name of Student:____________________________________ access to care because of inequitable arrangemens
Section:____________________ Date:___________________ for social protection

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- Others are struggling with escalating costs because of

inefficient use of resources


HEALTH CARE DELIVERY
GROWING RECOGNITION
HEALTH
- Is a state of complete ____________, ____________, - Overall there is a growing recognition that to
maintain and improve the health of the world’s
and __________ well being NOT merely the absence
people governments must shape sound, efficient
of the disease and infirmity.
health systems that provide effective disease

prevention and treatment to all women, men and
HEALTH CARE
- Embraces a multitude of services provided to the children, no matter who they are or where they live.

individuals/communities by_____________________
1. ___________________________________________
_____________ or _____________ for the purpose
- sometimes more narrowly defined as governance,
of promoting, maintaining, monitoring or restoring
refers to the wide range of functions carried out by
health.
governments as they seek to achieve national health
policy objectives.
MEDICAL CARE

- Is that service provided by the physician or rendered
2. ___________________________________________
by the physician’s instructions, which ranges from
- The purpose of health financing is to ensure that
domiciliary care to resident hospital care.
adequate funding is available and the right financial
incentives are in place to guarantee that all
- Medical care is a ____________________________.
individuals have access to needed preventive and

personal health care.
WHAT IS A HEALTH SYSTEM?

- It is the _____________________________________ 3. ___________________________________________
_______________________ whose primary purpose - The performance of health care systems depends on
is to improve health. the knowledge, skills, motivation and distribution of
the people responsible for organizing and delivering
- A “health system” needs staff, funds, information, services.
supplies, transport, communications and overall
guidance and direction. 4. ___________________________________________
- Accountability, resource allocation, programme
6 BUILDING BLOCKS OF HEALTH CARE improvement and management decisions all rely on
SYSTEM (WHO) sound health information

1.
5. ___________________________________________

2. - Fostering environments that encourage the creation,
sharing, and effective application of knowledge is
3. vital for a health system to function well.

4.
6. ___________________________________________

5. - The availability, quality, efficacy, safety and rational
use of drugs and health technology are necessary for
6. effective health service delivery.

7. ___________________________________________
- There remain many unanswered questions about

- It needs to provide services that are responsive and how to develop and maintain well-functioning health
financially fair, while treating people decently. systems that progress towards universal coverage.
Research in this area is vital.
WHERE IS THE PROBLEM?
- Problems with the health systems are not confined to
poor countries

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8. ___________________________________________
- Just as the principal objective of a health system is to
improve people's health, the chief function the
system needs to perform is to deliver health services.

9. ___________________________________________
- Reducing health inequities is important because
health is a fundamental human right and its
progressive realization will eliminate inequalities that
result from differences in health status.

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10. ___________________________________________
- Strengthening health systems and making them more
equitable are key strategies for fighting poverty and
fostering development.

WHO SUPPORT
- an increase in effective services to all people in need,
including service delivery management and support

- improved patient safety, efficacy of services and
financial protection

- increased efficiency and building of financial, human,
institutional, and knowledge capacities

- coordinated, participatory and accountable policy
formulation and implementation.

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