South-East Asia Series : Seas, South-East Asia Region ; Series, No. 24: Health Laboratory Support of Primary Health Care in Developing Countries

By Uton Muchtar Rafer, Dr.

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Title:	South-East Asia Series : Seas, South-East Asia Region ; Series, No. 24: Health Laboratory Support of Primary Health Care in Developing Countries
Author:	Uton Muchtar Rafer, Dr.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


Citation APA MLA Chicago Rafei, Dr, U. M. (n.d.). South-East Asia Series : Seas, South-East Asia Region ; Series, No. 24. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.us/

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Excerpt
Fore word WHO priorities in the 1990s are to improve adpromote essential health technolog?. applicable at the primary health care level and the immediate supporting level of the health system to accelerate the process of Health for All by the Year 2000. Primary health care was conceived as a key approach to achieving health for all. Conceptually, it represented a radical departure from the conventional health care system. The strategies for achieving health for all are being implemented in all countries. The main thrust of these strategies is a comprehensive and holistic approach by the health sector to the promotion of health, prevention of disease, appropriate diagnosis, adequate treatment and measures for rehabilitation.

Table of Contents
CONTENTS Page Foreword . . . . . . . . . . .xiii Preface . . . . . . . . . . . .xiv Part 1 1. Policy Guidelines for Health Laboratory Services in Developing Countries Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2. Scope and Function of National Health Laboratory Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.1 Epidemiological Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.2 Environmental Pollution and its Hazards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. The Structure of National Health Laboratory Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3.1 Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3.2 Levels of Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3.3 Networking and Linkages between the Various Levels of Health Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3.4 Integration of Vertical Health Programmes with Laboratory Components of other Services . . . . 9 4. Collaboration and Cooperation of the National Health Laboratory Service with other Laboratories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 0 4.1 Collaboration with Universltyhledical CollegeIReference Laboratories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4.2 Cooperation with other Laboratories in Related . Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4.3 Role of Private Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4.4 The Role of Private Laboratories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 5. Phased Development of the National Health Laboratory Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 6. Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7. Range of Tests in the National Health Laboratory Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7.1 Tests of Public Health Relevance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7.2 Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7.3 Tests of Clinical Relevance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7.4 Appropriate Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7.5 Introducing Newer Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 8. Peripheral Laboratory Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 8.1 The VillageISub-health Centre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 8:2 The Health CentreJRural Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 8.3 . Functions of Peripheral Laboratories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 8.4 Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 8.5 Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 8.6 Other Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 8.7 EquipmentlSupplies . . . . . . . . . .