Problem
As a healthcare planner, you have been tasked with an evaluation of a healthcare system in a small district serving an impoverished population of about 6000 people. The services available include primary health care (PHC) clinics, community health centres (CHC), and a small district level hospital. The services are being provided in a rural town that is geographically situated 400km away from the nearest regional hospital. This community also relies on the services of traditional healers and an HIV/AIDS NGO operating in the district.
A. Discuss how you would determine if this healthcare system is in equilibrium or not.
B. Explain how the levels of service provided will differ between the PHC Clinic, CHC, and the district hospital.
C. Describe the social determinants of health that might influence health seeking behaviour in this community.