Timor-Leste Health Sector Review : Meeting Challenges and Improving Health, Short Summary
The Timor-Leste health sector review describes the accomplishments made by the government of Timore-Leste in the health sector since it separated from Indonesia, and analyzes the challenges still facing the government moving forward. Infant and mat...
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okr-10986-149172021-04-23T14:03:16Z Timor-Leste Health Sector Review : Meeting Challenges and Improving Health, Short Summary World Bank ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES BASIC HEALTH CARE CHILD MORTALITY COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY HEALTH DEMAND FOR HEALTH DEMAND FOR HEALTH SERVICES DOCTORS DRUGS ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CARE WORKERS HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH NEEDS HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH WORKFORCE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLDS HYGIENE IMMUNIZATION INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INFANT INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL POPULATION MALARIA MASS MEDIA MATERNAL MORTALITY MIDWIFERY MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORTALITY NURSES OUTREACH ACTIVITIES PATIENTS POOR HEALTH POSTNATAL CARE PRACTITIONERS PREGNANCY PROGRESS PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC SECTOR QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY OF HEALTH QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY OF SERVICES RURAL AREAS SAFE WATER SANITATION SANITATION FACILITIES TRADITIONAL HEALTH CARE TRANSPORTATION USE OF HEALTH SERVICES WORKERS YOUNG CHILDREN The Timor-Leste health sector review describes the accomplishments made by the government of Timore-Leste in the health sector since it separated from Indonesia, and analyzes the challenges still facing the government moving forward. Infant and maternal mortality, and malnutrition, are still important battles. Underutilization of services, and poor quality of services when available, are also reasons for the poor health quality indicators. Improving the quality or effectiveness of health services is difficult. However, now that most of the basic health care infrastructure is in place, the time is right for the Ministry of Health (MOH) to develop a system to monitor and upgrade the quality of health care services, starting with public sector services. One initiative put forth is health education delivered through various channels, which would make households better aware of the risks associated with certain health conditions or symptoms and the importance of using the available health services from government and NGO facilities. A second type of potential intervention is the introduction of conditional cash transfers, whereby the Government pays a subsidy to households in exchange for certain behaviors beneficial to society, such as having their children immunized. Carrying out the various interventions described above would require that the Government increased its spending on health services further. 2013-08-08T14:56:58Z 2013-08-08T14:56:58Z 2003 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/16289866/timor-leste-health-sector-review-hsr-meeting-challenges-improving-health-short-summarybr http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14917 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Health Sector Review Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Timor-Leste |
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ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES BASIC HEALTH CARE CHILD MORTALITY COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY HEALTH DEMAND FOR HEALTH DEMAND FOR HEALTH SERVICES DOCTORS DRUGS ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CARE WORKERS HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH NEEDS HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH WORKFORCE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLDS HYGIENE IMMUNIZATION INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INFANT INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL POPULATION MALARIA MASS MEDIA MATERNAL MORTALITY MIDWIFERY MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORTALITY NURSES OUTREACH ACTIVITIES PATIENTS POOR HEALTH POSTNATAL CARE PRACTITIONERS PREGNANCY PROGRESS PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC SECTOR QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY OF HEALTH QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY OF SERVICES RURAL AREAS SAFE WATER SANITATION SANITATION FACILITIES TRADITIONAL HEALTH CARE TRANSPORTATION USE OF HEALTH SERVICES WORKERS YOUNG CHILDREN |
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ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES BASIC HEALTH CARE CHILD MORTALITY COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY HEALTH DEMAND FOR HEALTH DEMAND FOR HEALTH SERVICES DOCTORS DRUGS ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CARE WORKERS HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH NEEDS HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH WORKERS HEALTH WORKFORCE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLDS HYGIENE IMMUNIZATION INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INFANT INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL POPULATION MALARIA MASS MEDIA MATERNAL MORTALITY MIDWIFERY MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORTALITY NURSES OUTREACH ACTIVITIES PATIENTS POOR HEALTH POSTNATAL CARE PRACTITIONERS PREGNANCY PROGRESS PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES PUBLIC SECTOR QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY OF HEALTH QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY OF SERVICES RURAL AREAS SAFE WATER SANITATION SANITATION FACILITIES TRADITIONAL HEALTH CARE TRANSPORTATION USE OF HEALTH SERVICES WORKERS YOUNG CHILDREN World Bank Timor-Leste Health Sector Review : Meeting Challenges and Improving Health, Short Summary |
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The Timor-Leste health sector review
describes the accomplishments made by the government of
Timore-Leste in the health sector since it separated from
Indonesia, and analyzes the challenges still facing the
government moving forward. Infant and maternal mortality,
and malnutrition, are still important battles.
Underutilization of services, and poor quality of services
when available, are also reasons for the poor health quality
indicators. Improving the quality or effectiveness of health
services is difficult. However, now that most of the basic
health care infrastructure is in place, the time is right
for the Ministry of Health (MOH) to develop a system to
monitor and upgrade the quality of health care services,
starting with public sector services. One initiative put
forth is health education delivered through various
channels, which would make households better aware of the
risks associated with certain health conditions or symptoms
and the importance of using the available health services
from government and NGO facilities. A second type of
potential intervention is the introduction of conditional
cash transfers, whereby the Government pays a subsidy to
households in exchange for certain behaviors beneficial to
society, such as having their children immunized. Carrying
out the various interventions described above would require
that the Government increased its spending on health
services further. |
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Economic & Sector Work :: Health Sector Review |
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World Bank |
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World Bank |
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World Bank |
| title |
Timor-Leste Health Sector Review : Meeting Challenges and Improving Health, Short Summary |
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Timor-Leste Health Sector Review : Meeting Challenges and Improving Health, Short Summary |
| title_full |
Timor-Leste Health Sector Review : Meeting Challenges and Improving Health, Short Summary |
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Timor-Leste Health Sector Review : Meeting Challenges and Improving Health, Short Summary |
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Timor-Leste Health Sector Review : Meeting Challenges and Improving Health, Short Summary |
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timor-leste health sector review : meeting challenges and improving health, short summary |
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Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/01/16289866/timor-leste-health-sector-review-hsr-meeting-challenges-improving-health-short-summarybr http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14917 |
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