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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
Health care
Includes general care and medical care
Must be appropriate
Comprehensive
Adequate
Available
Accessible
Affordable
Health system
It constitute the delivery of health services
Involves Policy
Management
Planning
Resources
Action
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
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
Responsibility of health
Individuals
Community
State
International
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