Table 4.

Service delivery model in Papua New Guinea

Level of care	Services offered	Occupations involved
Level 1: Aid post Serves 1000 to 2000 population	Health promotion, health improvement, health protection, primary health and maternity care at community level through an established referral pathway	Community health workers
Level 2: community health post/sub centre Serves 4000 to 10 000	Inpatient short stay care, integration of outreach/mobile services for family and reproductive health, child health, TB DOTs, HIV/AIDs prevention, malaria prevention, and nutrition programs and school and dental health	Nurses, Community health workers, Pharmacy assistants
Level 3: Health centres Serves 15 000 to 30 000	Minimum level of medical, child health, maternal health, minor surgical services, inpatient care, outreach services and supervision programs	Health extension officers (HEO), nurses, midwives, CHWs, rural laboratory assistant, dental therapist, radiographer and pharmacy technician or pharmacy assistant
Level 4: district hospitals Serves 40 000 to 60 000 people	Medical, child health, maternal health and minor surgical services, inpatient care, outreach services, elective surgeries and supervision programs	Medical officer (rural medicine), health extension officers (HEO), nurses, midwives, CHWs, rural laboratory assistant, dental therapist, radiographer and pharmacy technician or pharmacy assistant