Consultation on the Libyan health systems:towards patient-centered services

Dublin Core

Title

Consultation on the Libyan health systems:towards patient-centered services

Author

El Oakley, Reida M.
Ghrew, Murad H.
Aboutwerat, Ali A.
Alageli, Nabil A.
Elfituri, Abdulbaset A.
Ziglam, Hisham M.
Saifenasser, Aymen M.
Bahron, Ali M.
Aburawi, Elhadi H.
Sagar, Samir A.
Tajoury, Adel E.
Benamer, Hani T.

Publisher

1/24/13

Language

English

Publication Date

20130124

Abstract

The extra demand imposed upon the Libyan health services during and after the Libyan revolution in 2011 led the ailing health systems to collapse. To start the planning process to re-engineer the health sector, the Libyan Ministry of Health in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other international experts in the field sponsored the National Health Systems Conference in Tripoli, Libya, between the 26th and the 30th of August 2012. The aim of this conference was to study how health systems function at the international arena and to facilitate a consultative process between 500 Libyan health experts in order to identify the problems within the Libyan health system and propose potential solutions. The scientific programme adopted the WHO health care system framework and used its six system building blocks: i) Health Governance

Abstract Translated

ii) Health Care Finance; iii) Health Service Delivery; iv) Human Resources for Health; v) Pharmaceuticals and Health Technology; and vi) Health Information System. The experts used a structured approach starting with clarifying the concepts, evaluating the current status of that health system block in Libya, thereby identifying the strengths, weaknesses, and major deficiencies. This article summarises the 500 health expert recommendations that seized the opportunity to map a modern health systems to take the Libyan health sector into the 21st century.

Primary Classification

9.3.1

Secondary Classification

9.3.1;9.1

Primary keywords

health care delivery--[pri];public health--[pri]

Secondary keywords

government financing;health care;health personnel;health services accessibility;patient care;policy making;political activity;primary health care;regulation;resource allocation

Subject

Libya

Subject

Arab Spring

Journal Article

Libyan Journal of Medicine2013 January 24:8:9 p.

Link for Internet access

Note

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License.

Call Number

citation

Bibliography

3 refs.

ISSN

19932820 (print);18196357 (online)

Collection

Citation

“Consultation on the Libyan health systems:towards patient-centered services,” Islamic Medical & Scientific Ethics, accessed January 18, 2025, https://imse.ibp.georgetown.domains/items/show/36609.