Consultation on the Libyan health systems: towards patient-centred services.
The extra demand imposed upon the Libyan health services during and after the Libyan revolution in 2011 led the ailing health systems to collapse. To start the planning process to re-engineer the health sector, the Libyan Ministry of Health in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other international experts in the field sponsored the National Health Systems Conference in Tripoli, Libya, between the 26th and the 30th of August 2012. The aim of this conference was to study how health systems function at the international arena and to facilitate a consultative process between 500 Libyan health experts in order to identify the problems within the Libyan health system and propose potential solutions. The scientific programme adopted the WHO health care system framework and used its six system building blocks: i) Health Governance; ii) Health Care Finance; iii) Health Service Delivery; iv) Human Resources for Health; v) Pharmaceuticals and Health Technology; and vi) Health Information System. The experts used a structured approach starting with clarifying the concepts, evaluating the current status of that health system block in Libya, thereby identifying the strengths, weaknesses, and major deficiencies. This article summarises the 500 health expert recommendations that seized the opportunity to map a modern health systems to take the Libyan health sector into the 21st century.
Permanent Mission of Libya to United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland. eloakley@gmail.com
Reida M
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El Oakley
Murad H
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Ghrew
Ali A
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Aboutwerat
Nabil A
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Alageli
Khaldon A
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Neami
Rajab M
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Kerwat
Abdulbaset A
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Elfituri
Hisham M
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Ziglam
Aymen M
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Saifenasser
Ali M
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Bahron
Elhadi H
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Aburawi
Samir A
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Sagar
Adel E
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Tajoury
Hani T S
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Conference; Health services; Health system; Libya