Moving towards Universal Health Coverage through the Development of Integrated Service Delivery Packages for Primary Health Care in the Solomon Islands

The Solomon Islands Government is pursuing integrated care with the goal of improving the quality of health service delivery to rural populations. Under the auspices of Universal Health Coverage, integrated service delivery packages were developed which defined the clinical and public health service...

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Published in:International journal of integrated care 2016-03, Vol.16 (1), p.3-3
Main Authors: Whiting, Stephen, Dalipanda, Tenneth, Postma, Sjoerd, Jamshaid de Lorenzo, Ayesha, Aumua, Audrey
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Decentralization
Family planning
Health care policy
Health facilities
Health services
Hospitals
Infrastructure
Integrated delivery systems
integrated primary care
International conferences
Islands
Medical referrals
Physicians
Policy Paper
Politics
Primary care
primary healthcare policy
Rural areas
Solomon Islands
Universal Health Coverage
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Summary:The Solomon Islands Government is pursuing integrated care with the goal of improving the quality of health service delivery to rural populations. Under the auspices of Universal Health Coverage, integrated service delivery packages were developed which defined the clinical and public health services that should be provided at different levels of the health system. The process of developing integrated service delivery packages helped to identify key policy decisions the government needed to make in order to improve service quality and efficiency. The integrated service delivery packages have instigated the revision of job descriptions and are feeding into the development of a human resource plan for health. They are also being used to guide infrastructure development and health system planning and should lead to better management of resources. The integrated service delivery packages have become a key tool to operationalise the government's policy to move towards a more efficient, equitable, quality and sustainable health system.
ISSN:1568-4156
1568-4156
DOI:10.5334/ijic.2447