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 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.
Consultant Health Service Delivery, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
Stephen
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Whiting
Permanent Secretary for the Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Honiara, Solomon Islands.
Tenneth
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Dalipanda
Chief of Party, Collaborative Support for Health Program, USAID/Country Lead, Management Sciences for Health, Monrovia, Liberia.
Sjoerd
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Postma
Technical Officer Health Systems, WHO Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila, The Philippines.
Ayesha
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Jamshaid de Lorenzo
WHO Representative for the Solomon Islands, Honiara, Solomon Islands.
Audrey
A
Aumua
Solomon Islands; Universal Health Coverage; integrated primary care; primary healthcare policy