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Shahrokh Ramzi Offers Details on Proposal to Close Thursdays

Medical treatment and education, Shahrokh Ramzai added about the proposal to close on Thursdays in the comprehensive health service centers: This proposal has been proposed with the approval and follow-up of the Deputy Director of Management and Resources Development of the Ministry of Health and the favorable opinion of the Deputy Director of Health of the Ministry of Health and with the aim of improving working conditions and improving the welfare of environmental workers in the field of health.

He continued: This proposal has been put on the agenda according to the approvals and instructions related to changing the working hours of executive bodies, the need to optimize energy consumption and reduce unnecessary traffic, as well as the requests made by the employees of the comprehensive health service centers affiliated to the country's universities of medical sciences. In this context, paying attention to the working conditions of active employees in the front line of providing health services and providing a more suitable environment for their activities is one of the axes of attention of the vice president of management and resources development and the vice president of health of the Ministry of Health.

Ramzai stated: Based on this, the proposal to close Thursdays in comprehensive health service centers, with the exception of 16- and 24-hour day care centers, has been proposed until the end of this year. In the review and implementation of this proposal, the continuity of providing essential services to the people and creating unity of action at the level of medical sciences universities of the country is emphasized.

He stated that the implementation of this matter depends on the administrative procedures and the notification of the relevant regulations, and its purpose will be to improve the working conditions and welfare of environmental workers in the health sector, without disrupting people's access to essential health services.

Based on the latest revision of the health and treatment network expansion plan offices, one comprehensive health service center is considered for every 2 to eight health centers.

These centers are responsible for monitoring and evaluating the services of health centers by the head of the center, supervisor, environmental health and occupational health experts, dentist and other technical staff working in the center, i.e. nutritionist and mental health expert.

Health management of the geographical area covered, attracting the participation of donors, planning to attract health volunteers (household health ambassadors and neighborhood health liaisons) and implementing the program "Each house, one health base" are other duties of comprehensive health service centers.

Other tasks of these centers include cooperation in regional, provincial and national research projects, electronic health file management, keeping the used hardware up-to-date, training employees, and continuously improving the quality of services.

The services that these centers provide as support for the entire covered population include community-based mental health services, environmental health services, occupational health services, community nutrition services, nutrition counseling services and diet regulation in the prevention or treatment of target diseases, dental services, cooperation and participation in the prevention and control of diseases under care, epidemics and unexpected events, genetic counseling services and children's development.

The services provided by these centers as support for specific populations and in specific centers based on the criteria of the network management center include cooperation in community-oriented medical education, marriage counseling services, breastfeeding counseling services, genetic counseling services, laboratory services and first-level imaging if necessary, visiting and treating outpatients, injections and dressings, accepting referrals, performing screening, coordination with 115 emergency, referral to specialized units and hospitals, and follow-up of patients through health care providers.