Improving Linkages and Referrals to the Broader Health System : For Quality Care Amidst Absolute Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
In poorly resourced rural areas, most local health services are ill-prepared to manage severe complications or offer emergency surgical care. Saving lives in an emergency requires timely and appropriate referral to higher levels of care but poor in...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/649541560324133356/Improving-Linkages-and-Referrals-to-the-Broader-Health-System-for-Quality-Care-Amidst-Absolute-Infrastructure-and-Resource-Constraints http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31854 |
| Summary: | In poorly resourced rural areas, most
local health services are ill-prepared to manage severe
complications or offer emergency surgical care. Saving lives
in an emergency requires timely and appropriate referral to
higher levels of care but poor infrastructure, long
distances, and underdeveloped emergency transport services
can delay referral times, leading to preventable deaths and
morbidity. Even for non-urgent care, a lack of tracking
systems and limited human resources can create deficiencies
in continuity of care, with high rates of pre-treatment
loss-to-follow-up among individuals diagnosed with HIV or
tuberculosis, among other diseases. Creative solutions are
needed to ensure timely transport in an emergency and better
patient tracking across care providers |
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