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Sep 13, 2016 News
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) is moving forward with initiatives to achieve the strategies outlined in the health strategy entitled Health Vision 20/20.
According to Junior Minister of Health, Dr. Karen Cummings, achieving the goals set out in Health Vision 20/20 is a national priority for the Health Ministry.
Dr. Cummings said that at present the focus is on strategic approaches towards improving the delivery of the best quality health care, to all people living in Guyana.
She said that the intention is to ensure that universal access to superior health care offered by the Ministry of Public Health becomes a reality by 2020.
According to Dr. Cummings the Ministry of Public Health is working on improving accessibility to excellent healthcare services and facilities across Guyana.
“There are a number of different aspects that we are looking at but our main focus at this point is improving chronic diseases control, fighting vector borne diseases and improving maternal and childcare health.
“We have already seen some amount of progress in the areas of maternal health and combating vector borne diseases. We are now working towards dispersing adequate health services at facilities across the regions.”
Health Vision 20/20 Goal was launched in 2013 with increased emphasis on creating and enabling the implementation of the legislative framework for integrated delivery of quality effective and responsive health care services.
According to the strategy, Health Vision 20/20 will address good governance in the health sector through encouraging increased compliance of strengthened rules and regulations.
The information provided in the 133-page document, outlines key strategic actions that include the establishment of a new governance and strategic oversight structure for the health sector led by the national Health Policy Committee, the updating of policy and legislative framework for health and the rollout of the Regional Health Act (RHA) Act of 2005, which is to establish regional health authorities with responsibility for providing and administering quality health services at hospitals and health centres, countrywide.
The document describes the new strategy as being supported by values of human rights, equity and solidarity in health, as well as principles and approaches that emphasize individual empowerment and social participation, evidence-based planning for primary health care and sustainable development.
The document also states that Health Vision 20/20 is aimed at addressing the need to establish good governance in the public and private health sector in Guyana, thereby ensuring accountability efficiency and effectiveness participation transparency responsiveness, consensus orientation and equity through compliance with rules and regulations established.
”There will be focus on the implementation of reforms to deliver key agenda items such as the revised Health Facility Licencing Act, the new Guyana National Medicine Policy and strengthened National Import Control System to meet international requirements.
Last year, the Ministry sought to clarify, amend and communicate as necessary, roles and responsibility of actors in the delivery of regional health services, especially those in key positions that will impact mechanisms that ensure accountability.”
An evaluation into the strengthened Public-Private Sector Partnership compliance with the health sector regulatory framework was also listed. The framework was aimed at creating coherence between policies and practice, powers and responsibilities and enforcement of the rules, procedures, codes of conduct and standards.
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