Question

Define Health System, and list four components of the health system in Saudi Arabia. 

Answer 1

Health system is also referred to as the health care system which provides the necessary health care services and the access to the target population. This health system has the two domains one primary health and other is the public health measures. The goal would be to provide the health care facilities to the population. Provision of the resources and financing in order to promote the health care measures. The primary health care access to provide the basic necessary care to the population and the public health aims at publicises such as high cholesterol, glycemic control in diabetes, environmental and nutritional issues.

The health system also influence the determinants of health directly by improving the health activities. The health care system can also be called as a pyramid wereby there are all the aspects covered to enhance health, prevent and treat the illness of the individual. It is the collaboration between the health care providers who work in providing the care to the patient.

The health system will have the funding sources from:

* General taxation of the state or country

* national health insurance

* voluntary or private health insurance

* donations to charities

The four components of the health system include :

The status of improving the health in individuals, families communities. This also incudes the service providers, service users

And how the care is delivered.

Thus health care system is an whole approach to the individualised care in improving the health status of target population.

Answer 2

Health system is were the people, institution or group come into the field in order to deliver the health for all the population. The WHO defines the health system as the group, individual or a state reductionist perspective in their own views and concepts.

The goals of the health system are:

* health care services are been accessible to people in terms of the money hardship.

*provide the quality care among the population wereby health achieved even in the grass root level.

Thus the health system is required in each community which makes you to be aware of the deviation from health.

The 4

The four components of the health system in Saudi arabia:

The health care in the Saudi Arabia, is a nationhealth system which aims at providing the best individualised care but if the health system best shows the individualised approach in a view to balance the populations meets and needs.

The four components includes :

* health status of the individuals

* family

* community

* population vulnerable to illness

Answer 3

A health system also known as health care system is defined as an organisation which delivers health care services to meet the health needs of target population. And the organisation includes people, institution or resources whose intention is to promote , restore or maintain health . A health system is not only a publicly owned facility which provides health care but a multisectoral approach by health care personnels. The function of health system is not health maintenance alone, but integrity, responsiveness to genuine expectations , abide by dignity and fair financing also is included.

The main four components of health system in Saudi Arabia are as follows:

1. Ministry of health

2. Military hospitals

3. Private hospitals

4. Referral hospitals

1. Ministry of health : This is the government agency established with the concept of providing health care to all citizens by government. They view it as the responsibility of the government and provides primary health care through out the kingdom.

2. Military hospitals : These are the agency mainly providing the health care within the military boundaries which has two branches . They are SANG ( Saudi Arabian National Guard) and MODA ( Ministry of Defense and Aviation) . The SANG is mainly for the soldiers and their family and MODA is for the other departments like air force , customs ,navy etc and their families.

3. Private Hospitals: The private hospitals are there for profit which provides health care service to people but with a high cost service. Also private hospitals are there for serving specific industries like oil companies or industrial cites and their families. In both the cases these services are paid ones.

4. Referral hospitals : These are the specialized hospitals where they provide care which is not available in other centers. They will have specified specialities which people will be referred from other hospitals.

URL links :

1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Saudi_Arabia

2.https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.hziegler.com/articles/healthcare-system-of-saudi-arabia.html

Answer 4

Health system also referred to health care system is the organization of people, institutions and the organization and resources which delivers the health care services to meet health needs of target population. Each country's health system differs and some country's health system is given to the marketing participants.

The integrated health system now a days plays an vital role in the individuals health need. The primary focus of integrated health system is to provide the seamless care or Co ordinated care for the patients and their families. It mainly focus on higher quality care and the patient outcome. Health care system was were there is collaboration of all the health care members which makes them to provide the individualised approach to the patient care. The health care system will have the change to public health in the future were by the public health would concentrate on the public health issues such as high cholesterol level, glycemic control on diabetic patients, nutrional issues and environmental issues. The principles of health care system mainly depends on the health care principles of justice, nonmaleficience, beneficence, autonomy. The health care system is a collaboration from all domains to provide the best quality individualised care to the patients. The funding for the health care system comes from:

* General taxation

* health insurance

* some funding from outside countries

* charity organization and so on.

The four components of health care system in Saudi Arabia is the key component which includes the health for individual, family and community were by the nation would be healthy too. It is also interrelated with other components such as people in need of health care services called health care users, people who deliver health care called health care provider, channels and delivering systems.

Thus health care system is integrated with all the components to make it a success.

Answer 5

Health system is delivering quality services to each people for their health needs..
Health care system in saudi Arabia for treating their people illness and traditional and ritualistic approaches through government Ministry of Health(MOH)..MOH is the major provider of health services which is responsible for providing health care services to their country citizens..MOH providing health care services in three levels, that is primary,secondary and tertiary care..
  Primary health care include health care facilities that include preventive measures,treatment and rehabilitation services like dental care,vaccination,health education,councelling and environmental health..
Secondary health care providing care in the general hospitals it includes treatment and routine care,it has advanced medical technology with skilled staffs and also it has policies and procedures to run the organization..
Tertiary services is a special set up where advanced illness can be treated in a specialized hospitals..these hospitals receive patient from general hospitals as a reference..
The private sector operators providing quality health care services in all the levels..
Modern health care insurance provided for all citizens covered by council of ministers resolution which provide and regualte health care to all saudi residents..Though MOH taken more steps to provide health care services in saudi Arabia it has still more challenges that has increased expenditure..The budget of MOH expenditure increasing every year..The reason for increased expenditure due to population growth and fee for services for all saudies,lack of saudi health professionals, high rates of staff turn over and instability and most of the pilgrim visit saudi every year, they receive  free services for their illness..

Answer 6

Health system is also referred as Health care system.Health system is defined as the organization if people,institution and resources that deliver health care services to meet the gealth needs of the target population.

According to World Health Organization

Health system consists of all organizations,people and actions whose primary intend is to promote,restore or maintain health.

Elements of Health System

• Input (human resources,technology)
• Output(patient care, acceptable costs)
• Process
• Outcome
• Feedback
• Outcome

Components Of Health system in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH) provides over  60% of services while the rest are shared among other government agencies and private sector.

A series of development plans have  established the infrastructure for the expansion of curative services all over the country.

Saudi health care system is divided in two form

Govt.sector

MOH(All levdl of health care)

Other agencies(Referral hospitals,Teaching hospitals)

Private Sector (All levels of health care)

The saudi health care system is challenged by shortage of health care professionals

The majority of health care professionals is from Rgypt,Phillipinnes,Pakistan,India,Bangladesh and many other countries

Health financing -The public health sector is controlled,operated,and supervised by MOH.The total expenditure on health comes from govt and is free of service

Health Insurance-The Council for Cooperative Insurance was established by the government in 1999 to introduce,regulate and supervise a health insurance market.The implementation was in three stages-

• First stage is for the private sector
• Second stage is for the public sector
• Third stage is for the other groups such as pilgrims

Refernce:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_system

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3439740/