Public Health
The health institutions aim to provide a healthy environment for all members of the community, to educate people to health, to control transitional diseases, to provide health, medical and nursing services to society, with early diagnosis To provide appropriate treatment, and to facilitate the provision of assistance to ensure the life required of each individual and to provide the highest possible optimal health and the provision of health services, psychological and mental.
Health is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a state of physical, mental, psychological and social well-being, not just sickness or surrender to disability, including many aspects and aspects of the definition of health:
- Physical or physical aspect.
- Mental or psychological side.
- Social side.
The importance of health care
- Health care is the sum of preventive services and procedures provided by the Directorate of Basic Health Care and its affiliated institutions to all members of society in general, with the aim of raising the community’s health level and solutions to prevent and spread diseases. These include providing services that help to improve the overall health level.
- Maintaining the cleanliness of the environment and the safety of water pollution.
- Care of mothers during pregnancy and childbirth and attention to the nutrition of children and vaccinate them with timely immunizations.
- Detection of signs and symptoms of early disease to avoid complications.
Health Care Elements
- Health Education.
- Water and sanitation measures.
- Immunization and Nutrition.
- Control of endemic diseases.
- Treatment of common diseases.
- Provision of appropriate medicines.
Levels of health care
Primary Health Care: preventive services and procedures in many health centers, clinics and maternity and childhood clinics aimed at improving and sustaining health, preventing disease and spreading awareness in different areas.
- Secondary health care: Treatment services provided after the occurrence of the disease and in integrated health centers, hospitals and clinics of specialization, including diagnostic tests and provide appropriate treatment and study the extent of complications to avoid them in appropriate ways.
- Rehabilitation services: Services provided to patients after illness and permanent or chronic disabilities can not be provided at the first and second levels. Specialized medical and surgical rehabilitation services are provided in specialized institutions that help restore the individual’s ability to conduct daily life activities to the maximum extent possible. , Self-help or help as much as possible.
Place of health services
- Public Sector (Governmental): The Ministry of Health.
- Private sector: Private hospitals.
- International sector: represented by global health organizations.