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Curative Service Division (CSD)- Department of Health Services

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Curative Service Division (CSD)- Department of Health Services

Curative Service Division (CSD) is one of five divisions under Department of Health Services (DoHS). After the restructuring and institutional reform of Ministry of Health and Population supporting institutionalizing federal system with in ministry, It has developed Terms of Reference (ToR) of different Institution to facilitate the process. In this context since the beginning of fiscal year 2074/75 Curative Service Division was established within Department of Health Services.

Previously, Curative Service Division was under Ministry, but now in the changed context that dissolved and established as CSD under DoHS. Although the functions and responsibilities are not same as previous CSD of Ministry. According to the institutional framework of the DoHS and MoHP, the health post (from an institutional perspective) is the first contact point for curative services. Each level above the HP is a referral point in a network from HP to PHCC, on to District, provincial hospitals and finally to specialized tertiary hospitals. This referral hierarchy has been designed to ensure that the majority of population will receive minor to specialized treatment in places accessible to them and at a price they can afford. Inversely, the system works as a supporting mechanism for lower levels by providing logistic, financial, supervisory and technical support from the center to the periphery.

 

Purpose

The overall purpose of this Division is to look after Curative Health Services activities through its three different sections, namely Hospital Services Monitoring and Strengthening Section, Basic Health and Emergency Management Section and Eye, ENT and oral Health Section . The major responsibility of CSD is to provide the basic health service free of cost guaranteed by Constitution of Nepal (article 35). CSD regulate and coordinate to establish, operate and upgrade of specialized tertiary hospitals. CSD also coordinate and provide eye, ENT and oral health services.

Sections

  • Hospital Service Monitoring and Strengthening Section
  • Basic Health and Emergency Management Section
  • Eye, ENT and Oral Health Section

 

Roles and major functions

Hospital Service Monitoring and Strengthening Section

  • To assist MoHP by law, policy, guidance, quality standard, protocol formulation regarding hospital strengthening.
  • To assist MoHP for Development of co-operation between private and public health institution for effective health care service by formulating law, policy, strategy and criteria.
  • To facilitate the registration, renewal and regulation of the specialized and tertiary level hospitals.
  • To assist MoHP for development of national policy, strategies and guidelines regarding registration upgrade and monitoring of private and non-governmental hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, polyclinics.
  • Continuous supervision and monitoring of the hospitals for optimum quality service.
  • Management of radiation used in healthcare sector as per national and international standard.
  • To facilitate for the development and institutionalization of the telemedicine service system.
  • To assist MoHP for the development of health tourism by formulating law, policy, strategies, criteria, protocols.
  • To coordinate for development and management of national level study, research and training center.
  • Formulate standard treatment protocol (STP).
  • Develop a drug list and revise according to need.
  • Studying and monitoring of drugs used in different hospital pharmacy and health facilities.
  • Formulation of standard on antimicrobial resistance and
  • Preparation of training materials of Rational use of drug and conduct training for health workers of various level.

Basic Health and Emergency Management Section

  • Define and effective management of Basic Health Services according to constitutional system and provide it at free of cost.
  • Determining the scope and criteria of basic health services.
  • Supervision, monitoring and evaluation of the quality of basic health services.
  • Evaluation of the effectiveness of basic health services and co-ordinate to all levels of federal structure for continuous improvement by providing feedback.
  • Modification and extension of basic health care services based on the emergence of diseases, availability of financial resources and local needs.
  • Conduct study and research about basic health service.
  • To facilitate for formation of laws, policy, rules, criteria, protocols and guidelines to make emergency health care service effective.
  • To facilitate for formation of laws, policy, rules, criteria, protocols and guidelines regarding referral system and
  • To assist MoHP for the implementation, monitoring and regulation of emergency service and referral service.

Eye, ENT and Oral Health Section

  • To facilitate for formulation of national policy, rules, standard, protocols and guidelines related to Eye health.
  • To facilitate for formulation of national policy, rules, standard, protocols and guidelines related to ENT services.
  • To facilitate for formulation of national policy, rules, standard, protocols and guidelines related to oral health services.
  • Evaluation of the effectiveness of Eye, ENT and oral health and coordinate to all levels of federal structure for continuous improvement by providing feedback.
  • Facilitation and Coordination for integration with eye health, ENT and oral health services to national health service system and
  • Study, research related to eye, ENT and oral health services.

Minimum Service Standards for Hospitals: Minimum Service Standards (MSS) for hospitals was previously lead by Curative Service Division, Ministry of Health and Population. Now in changing context, as per ToR of Division the programme is run by Curative Service Division, DoHS. 

Recent Publications

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Information was collected from various documents, reports and government publications. 

Recommended Citation: Public Health Update. Curative Service Division (CSD)- Department of Health Services [Internet]. [cited 2020 Jul 2]. Pokhara. Nepal. Available from: https://www.publichealthupdate.com/curative-service-division-csd-department-of-health-services/ 


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