Primary Health Care
The ultimate goal of primary health care is better health for all. WHO has identified five key elements to achieving that goal:
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reducing exclusion and social disparities in health (universal coverage reforms)
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organizing health services around people's needs and expectations (service delivery reforms)
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integrating health into all sectors (public policy reforms)
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pursuing collaborative models of policy dialogue (leadership reforms)
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increasing stakeholder participation
BIMEHC has an adequate Primary Health Care building to provide basic clinical and community based health care with:
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• consultation room for in and outpatients
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• laboratory
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• pro pharmacy
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• delivery and labour room
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• female, male, children’s and maternity wards
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• duty room
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• treatment room
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• nurses office with computer, printer and internet
The following activities are being carried out:
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Providing basic health care (clinic and community based)
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HIV&AIDS programme (testing and pre and post test counseling)
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Referral system and contra referral see more pictures
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Vaccination programme
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Capacity building of the staff by national and international professionals
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Health education on HIV&AIDS, health (general and mother and child), nutrition, traditional practices, hygiene etc.
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Annual consultations and follow up of the children in the educational programme
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Collaboration with the Ministry of Health
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Reporting to the District Medical Officer