CONCEPT OF HEALTH CARE

Definition of health care:

   A multitude of services provided to individuals, families or communities by agents of the health services or professions, for the purpose of promoting, maintaining, monitoring, or restoring health.

Levels of Health Care

  1. Primary health care: Upazilla Health Complex, Union health sub centers and community clinics.

  2. Secondary health care: In Bangladesh, this kind of care is provided at districts hospitals.

  3. Tertiary health care: This level is a more specialized level, provided by the regional medical Hospitals.

4. Super – Specialized care: It is the highest level of health care available at the national level institutions which are highly specialized. i.e. BSMMU hospital, Institute of cardiovascular diseases, BIRDEM hospital.

Changing Concept of Health Care   

    1. Comprehensive health care

    2. Basic health services

    3. Primary health care



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