Heath Services System — How effective?

Author

Rao, Vijayshri G. ; Sahu, Santosh K. ; Laxminarayan, Srinivas

Author_Institution

Center of Social Med. & Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru Univ., New Delhi, India

Volume

3

fYear

1992

fDate

Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992

Firstpage

1173

Lastpage

1174

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to understand the psychosocial, organizational and health policy aspects related to the Health Services System in India. The first Primary health center of independent India, now evolved into a "Rural Health Training Center (RHTC), Najafgarh", is taken as a case model. The center has dualisticfunctions of preventive and curative services for a nearby community and provides training facilities for health care professionals. It\´s historical development and present day role, projects a bird\´s eye view of the Health Services System in India. This study field is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a critical health services research area.

Keywords

biomedical education; health care; patient care; psychology; WHO; World Health Organization; curative services; health care professional; health policy aspect; health service research area; health service system; organizational aspect; preventive services; psychosocial aspect; training facility; Biological system modeling; Educational institutions;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Paris

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0785-2

Electronic_ISBN

0-7803-0816-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761437

Filename

5761437