Title:
The strengths and challenges of the primary health care system in Sri Lanka
Authors:
Perera, Iresha
Place:
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Publisher:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute [etc.]
Year:
2018
PAGE:
ix, 48
Language:
En
Subject:
Health and Poverty
Keywords:
Primary Health Care, Sri Lanka, systems perspective, systems analysis
Abstract:
Primary Health Care (PHC) is an essential component of the health system. Its role in promoting efficiency, effectiveness and equity within the health system is backed by extensive research. Sri Lanka’s PHC system has until now been provided little attention by the Ministry of Health, thus with the increased global push to increase PHC services, it is currently being considered for re-organisation. However, for this to occur effectively, the current system must be examined from a systems perspective. This review uses an established framework to examine the strengths and challenges of the current system by conducting a literature review of the PHC system in Sri Lanka. Results identified many strengths and challenges in the different domains of system, input, service delivery and outputs.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute , VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institute:
KIT (Royal Tropical Institute)
Country:
Australia
Training:
Master of International Health (MIH)
Category:
Research
Right:
© 2018 Perera
Document type:
Thesis/dissertation
File:
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