Institution: Ministry of Health
& Indigenous Medicine
Health an essential component of the quality of life positively influences peoples' aspiration and attitudes physical and intellectual potential, social place and prosperity contributing to the overall development process at the same time development factors such as education, income, Housing, Water supply, Sanitation, food & Nutrition Health Care Provisions Etc. determine the level of the health status of the population. in the context of these interactions Health is recognized as the basic right of the people. It is because of the inherent value of Health and its implications for the quality of life that there is always need and scope for improving Health services especially under the present conflict situation in the Eastern Province. Implementation of the Health Plan has been hampering in several districts.
The
administration of Health services of the
There are 10 Nos of Institutions for General Administration, 195 Nos of Preventive care Institutions, 205 Nos of Curative Care Institutions and 16 Nos of Ayurvedic Medical Institutions in EP.
There are 60 Nos of MOH Offices and 84 Gramodaya Health centres, responsible for the preventive and promotive aspects of Health care for the people, specially for mothers and children.
Presently 16
Ayurvedic Dispensaries are functioning under the Dept of Indigenous Medicine
North East Province. In addition, there are 45 Nos of Ayurvedic Medical
clinics, which provide Health services to the public through the local
authorities.
Healthy
people and enabling health care system in the
Implementation of National and Provincial
Health Development policies and strategies through co ordination with
department of Health & Indigenous Medicine.
1.
Developing an
efficient administration, planning and financial management systems at
Provincial level during the year 2003-2005
2.
Circulate
policies among departments and monitoring
the feed back.
3.
Strengthen
the data bank of Human resources to 100% in 2004.
4.
Strengthen
the physical infrastructure, medical
supplies & equipments and support services in the under served area.
5.
Co-ordinate
the sectoral activities with the National /Provincial level Health
Institutions.
PROVINCIAL
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
Providing guidance and facilities to strengthen the
activities of Health care Providers in
OBJECTIVES
1.
To
improve the quality of health care services provided in
2.
To
establish and develop Health Surveillance and information system at PDHS and
DPDHS.
3.
Strengthen
the capacity of the organization.
4.
To
improve financial management of the organization.
5.
To
Improve inter sectoral co-ordination
with NGOO’s and other stake holder’s
6.
To
provide Primary Health Care services to the returnees and internally displaced
population.
7.
To
assist in the rehabilitation and Reconstruction process in the Health sector in
conflict affected areas of
8.
To
create a happy and motivated work force.
01. Improvement of quality of Health Care
Services by strengthening, Promotive , Curative, Preventive and Rehabilitation
services.
02. Enhancement of health preventive and
promotive programmes by inform and
educate the population through the health delivery system to adopt and sustain
improved nutritional sanitation and hygienic practices and recognize the early
symptoms of common diseases.
03. Better allocation of resources to develop
small health institution in the provinces to induce a sustained morbidity and
mortality reduction through improved curative services delivery.
04. Strengthening of programmes to solve specific
health, population and reproductive health problems pertaining to vulnerable
groups.
05. Reduction of Disparities and
mal-distribution of health resources.
06. Promote the development of Indigenous
medical system
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