Abstract

RODRIGUEZ-PEREZ, María  and  HERNANDEZ-RINCON, Erwin. Proposal to Improve Primary Health Care and Integrated Health Services Delivery Networks in a primary care level, Tauramena (Casanare, Colombia). Salud, Barranquilla [online]. 2015, vol.31, n.3, pp.651-657. ISSN 0120-5552.  https://doi.org/10.14482/sun.31.3.7628.

This article makes reflection and presents the proposal to improve Primary Health Care (PHC) and Integrated Health Service Delivery Networks (IHSDNs) in Tauramena (Colombia), as part of the training process in PHC and IHSDNs in Colombia 2014-15. The article begins with a theoretical review of PHC and IHSDNs and its relationship to specific legislation on health in Colombia, then describes the situation of Tauramena, generating a proposal to improve health, to finalize the conclusions and recommendations described of the proposal. The proposed to improve PHC in Tauramena was formulated in 7 axes: 1. Community diagnosis, 2. Community Participation, 3. Training in PHC and IHSDNs, 4. Leadership in health services, 5. Health services, 6. Monitoring and evaluation, and 7. Support of community and political leaders. Its concludes that Tauramena has the political conditions for promoting initiatives based on PHC, recommended strengthening the participation of the community, functional IHSDNs and integration of many actors for the optimal development of the PCH.

Keywords : Primary Health Care; basic health services; community networks; intersectoral action; health facility planning.

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