| Health-2017 4 th Quarter (1 st October - 31 st December) | ||||||||
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| Issues | Dimensions | |||||||
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| 1 | Increased incidence and prevalence of communicable and non communicable diseases | Vulnerability | Relatively high costs of treating diseases particularly chronic conditions 30 to 60% |
Increased disabilities and quality of life as a result of non-communicable diseases 20 to 40% |
Indiscriminate dumping or disposal of medical waste which leads to pollution and / or contamination of waters <10% |
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| Resilience | Provision of free clinics at Primary Health Care Facilities for screening and managing chronic conditions 5 to 30% |
Provision of Preventative Care at the Primary Care including Home Visits 40 to 60% |
Procedures for the collection of medical waste >80% |
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| 2 | Lack of universal health care | Vulnerability | High reliance on out of pocket expenditure to pay for health care 60 to 80% |
Late diagnosis of diseases and delayed management which leads to unfavourable health outcomes 40 to 60% |
Poor management of vector borne diseases 10 to 30% |
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| Resilience | Provision of Medical Assistance through established Programme at Department of Health <5% |
Provision of Screening at both Primary and Secondary Health Care Services 20 to 40% |
Programmes in place to eradicate vectors 30 to 60% |
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| 3 | Inadequate public health emergency response | Vulnerability | Increased unforeseen expenditure on recovery 5 to 30% |
Increased spending on health will exacerbate poor conditions which already exist <20% |
Poor sanitation and disposal of medical waste 10 to 30% |
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| Resilience | Programmes in place to adher to International Health Regulations (IHR) 30 to 60% |
Provision of free primary health care services Provision of free primary health care services 40 to 60% |
Implementation of processes for the disposal of medical waste >80% |
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