HEALTH DEPARTMENT

User charges and alternate modes of financing
Social Health Insurance (pilot Govt. employees)
Private Health Insurance
User fee to be left and spent at health facility.
Strengthening of referral system through implementation of a differential user fee structure to improve utilization of secondary facilities.
Government financed package for prioritized/common diseases and emergency operative procedures.
Increase user charges at health facilities to a cost recovery level. This will overcome the inadequate recurrent budget and overcome non-availability of essential services.
Allocation of a fixed amount to the EDOs/MSs for emergencies/disasters from a regular budget.
Institutionalizing the Donor coordination mechanism.
Devising mechanisms for utilizing donor’s support for strengthening health system.
Strengthening the links between HSRU, Planning Cell of DOH and Planning & Development (P&D) Department.
Organizing the registration of standardized Pharmaceutical Industry.
Developing mechanisms to ensure quality in the manufacture of drugs according to International Standards in the Pharmaceutical Industry.
Giving Autonomy to 3-5 DHQ Hospitals under Companies Ordinance 1984 by the end of this year.
Establishing a Burden of Disease (BOD) list for the autonomous Teaching Hospitals and signing performance agreement.
A comprehensive HRD/HRM policy be developed and approved.