Medical Officer of Health, Ragama
Learning outcomes
At the end of the visit, the student will be expected to:
- Describe the organisational structure of a MOH area and the method of primary health care delivery
- Describe the role of a MOH as a public health manager, community leader and a public health service provider
- Demonstrate an understanding of the utilization of data for planning primary health care services
- Describe the supervisory role of the MOH and methods employed to evaluate field staff
- Organizational structure of the MOH area
- Demographic characteristics of the MOH area
- Public health problems in the area
- Health facilities in the area
- Other sectors important for delivery of primary health care
- Duties of an MOH
- Maternal and child health services
- EPI programme, maintenance of cold chain for vaccines, open vial policy and adverse effects following immunization (AEFI)
- Investigation of notifiable diseases
- Growth monitoring programme
- Well Woman Clinic programme and Family Planning services
- School health services
- Registers and records maintained by the MOH and the returns prepared
- Dissemination of data generated at divisional level
- Mechanisms for supervision and evaluation of field staff
- Planning of primary health care services
Content areas
RECOMMENDED READING MATERIAL
- Duty list of MOH
- Ministry of Health Circular on maintenance of an MOH office, Circular no. 110.