Primary Care… Results…
The Integrated Set of Services has allowed the accessibility, equity and effectiveness of healthcare services in Sao Tome and Principe.
Today, the above mentioned set covers a network of 30 health units in the country (in the islands of Sao Tome and Principe) and has promoted in a sustained way:
- Preventive Healthcare Services (education for health campaigns, access to drinking water and sanitation systems, vaccination campaigns and maternal and child care);
- Primary Healthcare Services(medical and nursing consults, complementary means of diagnosis and treatments based in vital pills);
- Specialized Healthcare (in the areas of pediatrics, internal medicine, general surgery, obstetrics/gynecology) by Sao Tomean specialists.
The introduction of the mentioned set was followed by the reinforcement of human and technical local resources, ensuring not only the institutional strength of the Ministry of Health but also the availability of human and technical resources capable of addressing the national epidemiological profile, promoting the establishment and enhancement of national human resources.
As a result, it is possible to witness a greater empowerment of healthcare centers by integrating within it a wider range of services, namely hospitalization, diagnostic tests, community pharmacies and better working conditions. Those improvements have allowed the reinforcement of the role of the healthcare centers as the first line of action and interaction with the community.
