Evaluation of the Efficiency of Health Services in Al-Dabouni District in Wasit Governorate
Hussein Ali Ahmed, Abbas Hashem
Health services are a set of health and curative services provided by the health sector at the level of any country, whether curative or preventive to members of society to maintain health, and countries attach great importance to these services because of their great impact on society and human health through the preparation of distinguished health bodies, global and national expertise and all requirements. Most Iraqi cities, including the study area, face a number of problems and challenges represented in the poor distribution of services in general and health in particular In addition to its concentration in the center of cities and not taking into account planning standards in its distribution in line with the increase in population and their needs of these services , the research provides an extensive study on the reality of health services in Wasit Governorate (Dabouni district) based on the available data and relevant maps. For the purpose of assessing the efficiency of these health services, the currently available numbers of health services were compared with their counterparts according to local Iraqi standards, and the results of the analysis showed a low level of efficiency of health services in the governorate. Local standards were used to indicate the actual need of the health service in order to improve the health level in the study area.
Keywords: Health services, Health centers, Health standards
