dc.description.abstract | The overall goals of the County Department of Medical services, Public health & Sanitation
includes:
1. Eliminate communicable conditions: The Health sector will achieve this by forcing down the
burden of communicable diseases, till they are not of major public health concern.
2. Halt, and reverse the rising burden of non-communicable conditions by setting clear strategies
for implementation to address all the identified non communicable conditions in the country.
3. Reduce the burden of violence and injuries. Through directly putting in place strategies that
address each of the causes of injuries and violence at the time.
4. Provide essential health care that are affordable, equitable, accessible and responsive to client
needs.
5. Minimize exposure to health risk factor by strengthening the health promoting interventions,
which address risk factors to health, plus facilitating use of products and services that lead to
healthy behaviors in the population.
6. Strengthen collaboration with private and other sectors that have an impact on health. The
health sector will achieve this by adopting a ‘Health in all Policies’ approach, which ensures it....... | |