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Levels of health care
Dr Mirza Inam ul haq
Year one
Health care philosophies

Health care is defined as multitude of the
services rendered to the individuals
,families, community by the agent of the
health services, for the purpose of
promoting ,maintenance, monitoring and
restoration of health
Health

The state of perfect functioning of the
body is the positive health
Spectrum of the health
Positive health
 Better health
 Freedom from sickness

Unrecognized sickness
 Mild
 Severe
 Death
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Health care
Includes general care and medical care
 Must be appropriate
 Comprehensive
 Adequate
 Available
 Accessible
 Affordable
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Health system
It constitute the delivery of health services
 Involves Policy
 Management
 Planning
 Resources
 Action
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Components of health care

Concepts
 Health
and Disease
 Ideas
 Coverage,equity

,effectiveness
objects

Hospitals,THQ,RHC,BHU,Dispensaries
 Persons

Consumer and providers
Levels of health care

Primary health care
 First
level of contact between the individuals
and the health system
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LEVELS OF PREVENTION
1. Primordial Prevention
 Prevention of emergence or development of
risk factors in chronic diseases
2. Primary Prevention
 Health Promotion
 Specific Protection
3. Secondary Prevention
 Early Diagnosis & Treatment
4. Tertiary Prevention
 Disability Limitation
 Rehabilitation
Secondary health care

This care involves curative services and is
given by the district hospitals

Referral for first level
Tertiary care
This care involves super specialist care
 Provided at the central or regional level
 Referral for secondary level
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Responsibility of health
Individuals
 Community
 State
 International
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Health care facilities
6000
5000
Number
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
1941
1951
1961
1971
1981
1991
2001
2011
-1000
Hospitals
Dispensaries
MCH Centres
RHCs
BHUs
TB Centres
Health Facilities, 2008-9.
Number
Health Outlets
13937
Doctors
107835
Nurses
43646
Hospital Beds
105005