Table 2 Workload of different NEPHS provided by village doctors (2016)
Types of essential public health services | Total EVs undertaken by sampled THCs (One Millions) | EVs Undertaken by village doctors (One Millions) | Share of workload undertaken by village doctors (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Health records management service | 6.59 | 3.27 | 49.54 |
Health education | 7.13 | 3.37 | 47.24 |
Immunizations | 3.86 | 1.10 | 28.42 |
Health services for children aged 0 to 6 years | 6.03 | 1.86 | 30.91 |
Maternal health services | 1.40 | 0.45 | 31.83 |
Elderly people’s health services | 4.27 | 1.78 | 41.80 |
Health services for patients with hypertension | 7.35 | 4.19 | 57.00 |
Health services for patients with type II diabetes | 1.98 | 1.10 | 55.42 |
Health services for patients with severe mental illness | 0.68 | 0.35 | 51.76 |
Reporting and management of infectious diseases and public health emergencies | 0.12 | 0.02 | 17.14 |
Health management with Chinese medicine | 2.08 | 0.80 | 38.43 |
Health supervision assistance services | 0.84 | 0.22 | 26.20 |
Total | 42.32 | 18.50 | 43.71 |