Primary Health Care Seminar

Thursday, December 4, 2008 Time: 8am-10am

Venue: Leature Theatre 1

Guest Lecturer: Dr. Jamilah

Lecturer: Dr. Sapna

Presenters: Li Chean Wen/ Lau Teik Beng/ Lim Wai Kuan/ Joanne Shalini-Group B

Seminar Outline

1. Introduction of primary health care

• WHO Definitions
• Why do we need it?
• 8 Elements of basic health care
• Referral System of primary health care
• 4 Principles
• Personnel in-charge

2. Primary Health Care in Malaysia

• Background
• Organization
• Physical infrastructure
• Financial support
• Health management and Information system (HMIS)
• Outcome of primary health care
• Indicators of Primary Health Care
• Success
• Examples
• Mobile Health Team
• Village Health Promoter
• Primary Health Care Volunteer
• Challenges

This seminar is to give an introduction of Primary Health Care in Malaysia to Batch 8 before entering District Health Office posting. Information was gathered mainly from the materials given by Prof. Narayan. Our group was under the guidance of Dr. Sapna for preparation of the seminar. At the end of the seminar, Dr. Jamilah commented that the seminar was a success in giving a brief introduction regarding Primary Health Care. However, further details of the topic should be noted during the posting.

Future Learning Objectives

• Personnel in charge
• How many people involved?
• What is the qualification needed?
• What are the job responsibilities?
• Details and services of primary health care
• What are the specific programmes?
• What are the Specific clinics and the expanded scope?
• Adolescence health clinic
• Women wellness clinic
• Men wellness clinic
• What are the common screening programmes?
• Community psychosocial rehabilitation center
• What are the challenges
• Non communicable disease-diabetes, heart disease, hypertension
• Infectious disease-HIV, dengue
• Mental health
• What are the specific indicators for health status monitoring?