2004
National health priorities
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The primary health care approach to acute respiratory infections and diarrhoeal diseases will be strengthened. The Expanded Programme on Immunization will expand coverage of target diseases. A survey of noncommunicable diseases using the WHO STEP-wise approach will be carried out. Health promotion and healthy lifestyles programmes will be carried out.
The following priority areas have been identified:
- diabetic services;
- services enhancement to reduce overseas referrals;
- emergency services;
pharmacy services;
- lifestyle diseases;
- school health programme;
public health legislation and ordinances;
- national strategy;
effective health promotion, media strategy;
healthy eating; and
- health promotion as part of curative health.