Ingrid Eriksen, Eirin Helene Rasmussen, Biraj Karmacharya, Seema Das, Elisabeth Darj, Maria Lisa Odland
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Abstract
Background: All Nepalese citizens have the right to high-quality healthcare services free of charge. To achieve this, healthcare services for the rural population in Nepal need to be improved in terms of personnel, medicines, and medical equipment.
Objectives: To explore challenges and possible improvements healthcare personnel experience when travelling to rural parts of Nepal to provide healthcare.
Method: Data was collected from various health professionals using focus group discussions at Dhulikhel Hospital in Nepal. The data were transcribed and analysed using Systematic text condensation.
Results: Twenty-two professional healthcare personnel participated in five group discussions. Four categories emerged from the collected material: Finding ORC services being underutilised, Wanting to fulfil tasks and do a good job, Facing inadequate resources, and Seeing the need for improved organisation and cooperation. There was consensus that rural clinics are important to maintaining health for the rural population of Nepal. However, there was frustration that the rural population was not benefitting from all available healthcare services due to underutilisation.
Conclusion: Rural healthcare clinics are not utilised appropriately, according to healthcare workers at the rural outreach clinics. Potential ways of overcoming the perceived challenges of underutilising available healthcare services include financial and human resources. The rural population´s health awareness needs to be increased, and the work environment for rural healthcare workers needs to be improved. These issues need to be prioritised by the government and policymakers.
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Global Health Action is an international peer-reviewed Open Access journal affiliated with the Unit of Epidemiology and Global Health, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine at Umeå University, Sweden. The Unit hosts the Umeå International School of Public Health and the Umeå Centre for Global Health Research.
Vision: Our vision is to be a leading journal in the global health field, narrowing health information gaps and contributing to the implementation of policies and actions that lead to improved global health.
Aim: The widening gap between the winners and losers of globalisation presents major public health challenges. To meet these challenges, it is crucial to generate new knowledge and evidence in the field and in settings where the evidence is lacking, as well as to bridge the gaps between existing knowledge and implementation of relevant findings. Thus, the aim of Global Health Action is to contribute to fuelling a more concrete, hands-on approach to addressing global health challenges. Manuscripts suggesting strategies for practical interventions and research implementations where none already exist are specifically welcomed. Further, the journal encourages articles from low- and middle-income countries, while also welcoming articles originated from South-South and South-North collaborations. All articles are expected to address a global agenda and include a strong implementation or policy component.
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