Improving Linkages and Referrals to the Broader Health System : For Quality Care Amidst Absolute Infrastructure and Resource Constraints

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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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
HEALTH FACILITY
MATERNAL HEALTH
EMERGENCY TRANSPORT SERVICES
RURAL HEALTH SERVICES
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
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spelling okr-10986-318542021-05-25T10:54:39Z Improving Linkages and Referrals to the Broader Health System : For Quality Care Amidst Absolute Infrastructure and Resource Constraints World Bank Group ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH HEALTH FACILITY MATERNAL HEALTH EMERGENCY TRANSPORT SERVICES RURAL HEALTH SERVICES 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 2019-06-13T16:35:04Z 2019-06-13T16:35:04Z 2018-10 Brief 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 English FLF Evidence Brief Series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Ghana India Pakistan
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topic ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
HEALTH FACILITY
MATERNAL HEALTH
EMERGENCY TRANSPORT SERVICES
RURAL HEALTH SERVICES
spellingShingle ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
HEALTH FACILITY
MATERNAL HEALTH
EMERGENCY TRANSPORT SERVICES
RURAL HEALTH SERVICES
World Bank Group
Improving Linkages and Referrals to the Broader Health System : For Quality Care Amidst Absolute Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
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description 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
format Brief
author World Bank Group
author_facet World Bank Group
author_sort World Bank Group
title Improving Linkages and Referrals to the Broader Health System : For Quality Care Amidst Absolute Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
title_short Improving Linkages and Referrals to the Broader Health System : For Quality Care Amidst Absolute Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
title_full Improving Linkages and Referrals to the Broader Health System : For Quality Care Amidst Absolute Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
title_fullStr Improving Linkages and Referrals to the Broader Health System : For Quality Care Amidst Absolute Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
title_full_unstemmed Improving Linkages and Referrals to the Broader Health System : For Quality Care Amidst Absolute Infrastructure and Resource Constraints
title_sort improving linkages and referrals to the broader health system : for quality care amidst absolute infrastructure and resource constraints
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url 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
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