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An Overview 57<br />
experienced shortfalls in stocks <strong>of</strong> essential drugs.<br />
One-fifth <strong>of</strong> health workers (20 percent Senegal; 21<br />
percent Tanzania) were absent on a given day. Most<br />
indices were worse in rural settings.<br />
An overhaul <strong>of</strong> the health care delivery system so<br />
that it is also responsive to chronic conditions <strong>and</strong><br />
NCDs, could focus on a number <strong>of</strong> areas:<br />
• Re-engineering <strong>of</strong> primary health care within a<br />
well-functioning district system, with a greater<br />
role for prevention <strong>and</strong> promotion [402]<br />
• Design <strong>of</strong> a delivery system suited to the coordinated<br />
continuity <strong>of</strong> care needed for chronic conditions<br />
• A greater role for patients in self-management<br />
• Decision support tools <strong>and</strong> clinical information<br />
systems.<br />
This would need to be underpinned by broader<br />
health system strengthening such as sustainable financing,<br />
performance management, improved procurement<br />
<strong>and</strong> supply <strong>of</strong> medicines <strong>and</strong> equipment,<br />
<strong>and</strong> task shifting.<br />
Primary Health Care<br />
Primary care is the main entry point into health<br />
services for most people. Ideally, although perhaps<br />
not <strong>of</strong>ten achieved, care is person-centered, comprehensive,<br />
<strong>and</strong> integrated, with continuity <strong>and</strong> participation<br />
<strong>of</strong> patients, families, <strong>and</strong> communities [403]<br />
(Figure 18). Apart from the management <strong>of</strong> disease,<br />
primary care opens up opportunities for disease prevention<br />
<strong>and</strong> health promotion as well as early detection<br />
<strong>of</strong> disease.<br />
Primary care helps prevent illness <strong>and</strong> death, is<br />
better value for money than its alternatives, <strong>and</strong>, in<br />
contrast to specialty care, is associated with a more<br />
equitable distribution <strong>of</strong> health in populations [403-<br />
404]. Health systems with a strong primary care orientation,<br />
emphasizing comprehensive care <strong>and</strong> the<br />
overall health <strong>of</strong> the patient, are likely to find it eas-<br />
FIGURE 18: WHO Model <strong>of</strong> Primary Care <strong>and</strong> its Place within a Larger Network<br />
Specialized Care<br />
TB<br />
Control Centre<br />
Community Mental<br />
Health Unit<br />
Emergency<br />
Department<br />
Hospital<br />
Maternity<br />
Diabetic Clinic<br />
Referral for<br />
Multi-Drug Resistance<br />
Consultant<br />
Support<br />
<strong>Traffic</strong><br />
Accident<br />
Placenta<br />
Praevia<br />
Surgery<br />
Diagnostic Services<br />
CT Scan<br />
Cytology Lab<br />
Referral for<br />
Complications<br />
Diagnostic<br />
Support<br />
Pap Smears<br />
Self-help<br />
group<br />
Liaison<br />
community<br />
health worker<br />
Primary-care Team,<br />
Continuous,<br />
Comprehensive<br />
Person-Centred Care<br />
Other<br />
Other<br />
Social<br />
Services<br />
Hernia<br />
Training<br />
Support<br />
Training<br />
Centre<br />
Source: [403]<br />
Waste Disposal<br />
Inspection<br />
Environmental<br />
Health Lab<br />
Specialized Prevention<br />
Services<br />
Mammography<br />
Cancer Screening<br />
Centre<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
Gender<br />
Violence<br />
Women’s<br />
Shelter<br />
Alcoholism<br />
Alcoholics<br />
Anonymous<br />
NGOs