Covid-19 and dengue fever combine infection, a dangerous combination for the health system of Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 3474-3475
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ibrahim Khan ◽  
Muhammad Imran ◽  
Khalid Saeed ◽  
Muhammad Sadiq ◽  
Rabia Khalid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health System ◽  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Health Care Service ◽  
History Taking ◽  
Hospital Emergency ◽  
Close Attention ◽  
The World ◽  
Hospital Emergency Departments

As the world struggles to deal with the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, dengue fever endemic regions are facing the threat of a double pandemic that might totally overwhelm administrations of health care service. In Latin America and Asia, simultaneous epidemics of dengue and COVID-19, as well as possible instances of co-infections, have already begun. Because the healthcare system is already stretched enough, a fatal combination like this may devastate hospital emergency departments and the economy as a whole. Frontline clinicians must use precise epidemiological and contact history-taking techniques, as well as pay close attention to false-positive dengue serology and the possibility of co-infections, to tackle this apparently overwhelming obstacle. Key words: Covid-19; Dengue fever; Co-infection; health system

The Great Awakening - Digitalization in Dental Healthcare during the pandemic COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽  
pp. 380-384
Author(s):  
Priyanka Paul Madhu ◽  
Yojana Patil ◽  
Aishwarya Rajesh Shinde ◽  
Sangeeta Kumar ◽  
Pratik Phansopkar
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Health Care Service ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Health Care Facility ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
World Health ◽  
Record System ◽  
The World

disease in 2019, also called COVID-19, which has been widely spread worldwide had given rise to a pandemic situation. The public health emergency of international concern declared the agent as the (SARS-CoV-2) the severe acute respiratory syndrome and the World Health Organization had activated significant surveillance to prevent the spread of this infection across the world. Taking into the account about the rigorousness of COVID-19, and in the spark of the enormous dedication of several dental associations, it is essential to be enlightened with the recommendations to supervise dental patients and prevent any of education to the dental graduates due to institutional closure. One of the approaching expertise that combines technology, communications and health care facilities are to refine patient care, it’s at the cutting edge of the present technological switch in medicine and applied sciences. Dentistry has been improved by cloud technology which has refined and implemented various methods to upgrade electronic health record system, educational projects, social network and patient communication. Technology has immensely saved the world. Economically and has created an institutional task force to uplift the health care service during the COVID 19 pandemic crisis. Hence, the pandemic has struck an awakening of the practice of informatics in a health care facility which should be implemented and updated at the highest priority.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and/with dengue infection: A curse in an overburdened healthcare system

2020 ◽  
pp. 004947552097594
Author(s):  
Prateek Kumar Panda ◽  
Indar Kumar Sharawat
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Dengue Infection ◽  
History Taking ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Hospital Emergency ◽  
Care Services ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact

While the world battles to wrestle with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, regions with endemic dengue fever are confronting the possibility of a double pandemic that could completely overpower health care services administrations. Simultaneous outbreaks of dengue and COVID-19, as well as probable cases of overlapping infections, have already started in Latin America and certain Asian countries. There, the healthcare framework is already overburdened and such a deadly duo may completely overwhelm hospital emergency services quite apart from a country’s economy. Precise epidemiological and contact history-taking joined with due attention to false-positive dengue serology and the chance of co-infections are key devices for frontline doctors to overcome this seemingly insurmountable challenge.

scholarly journals GLOBAL AND RUSSIAN TENDENCIES IN THE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTIN HEALTH CARE

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
O G Hurtsilava ◽  
V S Luchkevich ◽  
M V Avdeeva ◽  
V N Filatov ◽  
I L Samodova
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Health Care Service ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
The World ◽  
Current Classification ◽  
Nurses And Physicians

The article analyses the main directions of development of human resource management in the health sector, both in Russia and abroad. Through the example of the Russian and foreign health care service it shows that the main problem is the deficit of nurses and physicians. The world experience in solving this problem is analysed in the article. The research shows the current classification of availability of medical personnel and characterises system of training of medical personnel in Russia. In conclusion the prospects of development of human resources policy and medical personnel management on the basis of strategic planning in health care are given.

scholarly journals Delivery of Health Care Service in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States and Regional Diversity: A Bootstrap Dea Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-66
Author(s):  
Nabila Asghar ◽  
Majid Ali ◽  
Fatima Farooq ◽  
Urooj Talpur
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health System ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Health Care Service ◽  
Allocative Efficiency ◽  
Truncated Regression ◽  
Regression Approach ◽  
Care System

For the last few decades, demographic changes require new and expensive medical innovations, which ultimately put the health care system under financial pressure. Therefore, provision of efficient services for the sustainability in health care system is mandatory. The objective of this study is to explore the performance of health care services provided in 55 OIC member countries during 2011 and 2015.The bootstrap Data Envelopment Analysis and Truncated regression approach have been applied to observe the health system and estimate the efficiency score  in 55 OIC member countries. The findings of DEA show that cost efficiency (CE), technical efficiency (TE) and allocative efficiency (AE) of health care system of OIC member countries on average are 0.52, 0.72, and 0.70, respectively. It indicates that OIC countries are not good at selecting cost efficient input mix. The results of truncated regression approach indicate that out-pocket health expenditures is the most important determinant relative to other indicators. It is suggested that it is hard to improve the overall health system at most efficient level. For this purpose there is a need to educate the mass and provide the better opportunities so that people can earn handsome amount, through which they may have better health care.

Tasks, shortcomings and reservations in the process of reforming the specialized dermatovenereological sector of health care

2021 ◽  
pp. 5-10
Author(s):  
V.G. Kravchenko ◽  
V.I. Stepanenko ◽  
A.M. Dashchuk ◽  
A.V. Kravchenko
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Care Management ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Health Care Service ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Material Support ◽  
National Health Care ◽  
Current State ◽  
The World ◽  
Current Reform

Objective — to draw the attention of the Ukrainian health care management, the National Health Care Service (NHCS) and dermatovenereologists to urgent issues of reforming the industry, identifying shortcomings in the reform and presenting the views of experienced professionals on correcting organizational measures.Official statistics was used based on the materials of leading specialists of Kharkiv Research Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, scientific and practical institutions of Ukraine, the forecast of «GlobalData» analytical and statistical company on the trend of syphilis in the world, the results of discussion of current reform issues with leading specialists in dermatovenereology.The interpretation of the modern epidemiological panorama of skin and venereological pathology, the current state of organizational and material support of dermato-venereology institutions are presented. Some specific shortcomings and miscalculations in the process of reforming are revealed from the point of view of experienced specialists in the field, the authors’ vision of ways to improve the organization and activity of the dermatovenereological service of the country is presented.The need for correction in the process of reforming the specialized dermatovenereological service by resolving the urgent issue of organization in the areas of round-the-clock bed stock within reasonably adjusted limits and their financial and material support is substantiated. Calculations of the needs of round-the-clock inpatient beds in the regions should be carried out in the NHCS with the participation of the leadership of the Ukrainian Association of Dermatovenereologists and Cosmetologists (UADVC). The reforming of the dermatovenereology service should become a truly effective compo­nent of the generally progressive system of health care reform, taking into account the international medical and statistical forecasts.

‘Out of Pocket Expenditure’ of Health Care Services in India: Factors, Consequences and Solution

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shatabdi Bagchi ◽  
Priyanka Bakhshi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health System ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Health Care Service ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Health Survey ◽  
Care Services

Financing is the most crucial part of the of the health care service delivery system and health care finance is one of the most critical factor contributing in the poverty scenario of any country.  In developing countries like India where the health system should be more equitable and cost effective, the soaring problem of ‘out of pocket expenditure’ on Health System has shown a gloomy face and raises question on health equity. Evidences from several studies In India show that out of pocket expenditures on health care services intensify poverty.  In the World Health Survey of 2011, India was ranked 42nd in the list of countries with highest average of out of pocket expenditure. The survey found that 74.4 per cent of private expenditure on health was paid out of pocket. The article discusses the triggering factors which lead to the inequitable out of pocket health expenditure. Secondary Data from World Health Statistics 2010, NSSO 52nd and 60th round have been used here as evidence.

scholarly journals Waste management in non-hospital emergency units

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (spe) ◽  
pp. 259-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milca Severino Pereira ◽  
Sergiane Bisinoto Alves ◽  
Adenicia Custódia Silva e Souza ◽  
Anaclara Ferreira Veiga Tipple ◽  
Fabiana Ribeiro de Rezende ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Health Care Service ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Systematic Observation ◽  
Hospital Emergency ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Emergency Units

OBJECTIVE: to analyze waste management in urgency and emergency non-hospital health care service units. METHOD: Epidemiological cross-sectional study undertaken at three Non-Hospital Emergency Units. The data were collected using systematic observation, registered daily in a spreadsheet and checklist, and analyzed through descriptive statistics. RESULTS: the generation of waste varied from 0.087 to 0.138 kg per patient per day. Waste management showed inadequacies in all stages, especially in the separation stage. Infectious waste was found together with common waste, preventing recycling, and piercing and cutting objects were mixed with waste from different groups, increasing the risk of occupational accidents. CONCLUSION: the study reveals the lack of an institutional waste management policy, as demonstrated by the failure of operational stages, involving problems related to management, physical structure, material and human resources at the units. This is relevant for health care units, considering the quality of patient care and its interface with sustainability.

Health System Challenges Affecting Maternal and Neonatal Health Care Service Utilisation in the Wake of Conflict in Torit County, Republic of South Sudan: A Cross Sectional Study 

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pontius Bayo ◽  
Loubna Belaid ◽  
Christina Zarowsky ◽  
Elijo Omoro Tahir ◽  
Emmanuel Ochola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health System ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Health Care Service ◽  
South Sudan ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Service Utilisation ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract ObjectivesThis study examines health facility utilization for pregnancy and delivery care and the health system challenges, in the light of renewed conflict in 2016, in Torit County, South Sudan. We collected monthly facility data retrospectively on total Antenatal Care (ANC) visits, institutional deliveries, major obstetric, and neonatal complications treated from January 2015 to December 2016. We compared 2015 data with that of 2016 when conflict re-started. We also conducted a descriptive qualitative study based on key informant interviews and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) to explore the health system challenges. We used a thematic approach to analyse qualitative data. Results ANC visits declined by 21% between 2015 and 2016. The proportion of expected births that occurred in facilities declined from 23.6% in 2015 to 16.7% in 2016 (p< 0.001) while the proportion of obstetric complications treated in facilities declined from 58.9% in 2015 to 43.9% in 2016 (p<0.001). The low national budget to fund the health system, evacuation of international health staff, flight of local health workers and disruption of drugs and medical supplies are the health system challenges identified. Economic barriers and perceived poor quality of care were the two main obstacles to access of health care services.

scholarly journals The Reform of Primary Health Care / PHC in Algeria : A First Step Towards a More Equitable and Efficient Health System

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasreddine AISSAOUI
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health System ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Health Care Service ◽  
Chronically Ill ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Mother And Child

Primary care in the national health care service in Algeria plays an important role: the execution of the National Immunization Schedule for infants, the care of mother and child, the monitoring of chronically ill patients, etc. However, offering modern primary health care to cover the real health needs of the population requires responsible and courageous self-criticism, either by health officials or by health economists.This is a descriptive and analytical study that highlights the reality of primary health care in the Algerian health system, which aims to make a constructive critique in relation to the pillars and principles of modern and effective primary health care. We have arrived that the sine qua none conditions must be realized in order to boost the role of primary health care in Algeria, among them: organizational non-accessibility, medium or poor quality care, non-availability of resources early detection of some pathologies… are recurring problems which push the care-seeker to desert primary health care structures, as well as non-compliance with the organization of care.

scholarly journals The Reform of Primary Health Care / PHC in Algeria : A First Step Towards a More Equitable and Efficient Health System

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasreddine AISSAOUI
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health System ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
Health Care Service ◽  
Chronically Ill ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Mother And Child

Primary care in the national health care service in Algeria plays an important role: the execution of the National Immunization Schedule for infants, the care of mother and child, the monitoring of chronically ill patients, etc. However, offering modern primary health care to cover the real health needs of the population requires responsible and courageous self-criticism, either by health officials or by health economists.This is a descriptive and analytical study that highlights the reality of primary health care in the Algerian health system, which aims to make a constructive critique in relation to the pillars and principles of modern and effective primary health care. We have arrived that the sine qua none conditions must be realized in order to boost the role of primary health care in Algeria, among them: organizational non-accessibility, medium or poor quality care, non-availability of resources early detection of some pathologies… are recurring problems which push the care-seeker to desert primary health care structures, as well as non-compliance with the organization of care.

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