Table 5.
Level of care | Services offered | Occupations |
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Level 1: Community Serves less than 5000 population |
Mental health, communicable and non-communicable diseases, basic curative services, home based care for terminally ill patients, environmental health services, nutrition services, child health and immunization, New-born care, reproductive health, selected family planning services, behaviour change and communication, services for Orphans and vulnerable groups, gender based violence |
Community health assistant (CHA) Community health officer (CHO) Community health volunteer (CHVs) |
Level 2: Dispensaries and clinics Serves about 10 000 population |
Outpatient services, VCT services, TB services, laboratory services, well baby clinics, family planning services, ANC, PNC, pharmacy services, counselling, curative treatment and referrals |
Clinical officer Nurse Laboratory technician |
Level 3: Health centres Serves an average of 30 000 population |
Maternity in patient, curative services, laboratory services, dental services, counselling, pharmacy, TB clinics, Diabetes, hypertension clinics, CCC for HIV services, well baby clinics, family planning services ANC, PNC, referral services | Clinical officer, nurse, Laboratory technologist, pharmacy technologist |