The Healthcare Reform Plan Created Major Changes in Healthcare Delivery

The Health Deputy of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences stated that with the implementation of the Healthcare System Reform Plan in recent years, great jobs have been done in the area of health within the framework of Healthcare System Reform Plan.

According to WEBDA, in the fifteenth Conference of Family Health directors of medical universities of the country and the correspondent directors of the Ministry of Health hosted by Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Dr. Hamidreza Bahrami added that in the year 1392, 38 percent of rural health centers in Khorasan Razavi lacked physicians, and this number has now dropped to below 3 percent.

According to him, now none of the healthcare centers in Khorasan Razavi lack physicians and minor deficiencies are related to centers in which two physicians must be settled.

He further added that with a population of 1.2 million people, the Holy Mashhad has the highest proportion of suburbanites in the country, and provision of free healthcare services to this population is among the achievements of the Healthcare System Reform Plan in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.

Presenting a report of measures and activities carried out in the framework of expanding healthcare services, he stated that healthcare does not hold the required attraction for people, and such plans must be implemented that people visit us not only for vaccination but also for other services.

Head of Department of Population, School and Family Health in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences also stated that more than 85 percent of childless couples and couples with an only child in the coverage areas of this university in Khorasan Razavi province have been provided with healthcare consultation in recent years.

Dr. Mohammad Ahmadian added that for this purpose, training packages have been distributed among childless families and families with an only child and they have been provided with necessary warnings and recommendations.

Reporting an 80-percent coverage of healthcare for pregnant women in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, he pointed out that 125 thousand expectant mothers are annually covered by healthcare in areas affiliated to this university in Khorasan Razavi.

Referring to healthcare plans for the elderly and middle-aged people, he stated that now 30 percent of middle-aged people have been provided with care by in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences among whom women had a higher proportion.

Ahmadian added that 40 thousand of the elderly in Khorasan Razavi Province have been cared in the coverage of the Electronic Health Record and have been provided with medical tests and supplementation for free.

Head of Department of Population, School and Family Health in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences also added that lack of training courses before marriage is couples’ Achilles heel regarding healthcare, and now these courses are held for all couples in areas affiliated to this university.

According to him, providing healthcare for 76 percent of children below the age of 6, exclusive breast-feeding up to six months for 82 percent of cases, and continued breast-feeding up to two years are among the achievements of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in the area of children.

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