Expanding Surgical Services and National Health Insurance Quiz

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What is one proposed solution to improve equitable surgical care in South Africa?

  • Increasing the cost of surgical procedures
  • Limiting the coverage of surgical services under National Health Insurance
  • Better communication and referrals between regional/tertiary and DH (correct)
  • Reducing the number of surgical teams in districts

What is one role mentioned in the context of expanding the surgical workforce?

  • Public relations managers
  • Clinical associates (correct)
  • Hotel managers
  • Taxi drivers

What can improve health and well-being in South Africa?

  • Surgical care (correct)
  • Reducing access to healthcare services
  • Removing surgical teams from districts
  • Limiting the coverage of surgical services under National Health Insurance

What type of hospitals are identified as 'hubs' in the Eastern Cape province?

<p>Priority hospitals providing broader services (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where can 80% of abscesses in Cape Town be drained, according to the text?

<p>Groote Schuur hospital (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of surgery is mentioned in the text as a part of the surgical procedures?

<p>Management of torsion of the testes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

As per WHA 68.15, what needs to be incorporated into national health plans?

<p>National Surgical Obstetric Anesthesia Plans (NSOAP) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the third leading cause of global death according to the text?

<p>Peri-Operative Mortality (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the backbone of surgical care?

<p>District hospital (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which procedures should every district hospital be able to provide according to the text?

<p>Bellwether procedures and open fracture management (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of Global Surgery based on the information in the text?

<p>Providing high quality affordable and equitable access to surgical care (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of Global Surgery in relation to access to surgical care for all people?

<p>Improving high quality affordable and equitable access to surgical care for all people (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What represents the 2nd Delay in the Care Pathway according to the 'Three Delays framework' mentioned in the text?

<p>Delays in reaching care (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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