Assessment of health services on relevant primary health care principles in internally displaced people of Pakistan

ABSTRACT

SPHERE based assessment of internally displaced persons camp was done to assess health services on relevant primary health care principles using a cross-sectional survey in Jalozai Camp, Pakistan. Most of the households [74%, n=87] had access to health education addressing issues to protect and promote their health which was provided at household level [83%, n=72], community level [44%, n=38] and health centre level [13%, n=11]. All the health facilities were culturally and socially acceptable in terms of language, separate waiting rooms, presence of female health providers and language translators. A referral system was in place which provided free transport in [67%, n=2] health facilities to tertiary care hospitals. Health services provided were culturally and socially acceptable and efforts on health education were also appreciable, except that no health education or intervention was done on HIV AIDS. Referral should be made to referral facilities within the districts instead of directly to tertiary care hospitals