Title :
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
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761437
