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Home Care - 4.4.1 Cost and time savings to households
4.4.1 Cost and time savings to households
It is clear that the Home Care programme has provided households with significant benefits in terms of financial and time savings. In addition, the programme has been successful in decreasing the inappropriate use of traditional medicines, which has resulted in financial savings to the household.
The savings expressed by households participating in the programme are primarily due to changes in use of traditional healers and in the use of medicines provided by the HCTs.
The needs of households for basic food and resources was apparent in the use of welfare resources provided by the HCTs. Based on these needs it is clear that, for both the urban and the rural programme, in addition to basic medical care services, basic nutritional and welfare support is needed by households with PLHA. In the rural area, funeral expenses are also placing pressure on family expenditures as evidenced by the need for welfare for funeral costs.
It is clear that the Home Care programme has provided households with significant benefits in terms of financial and time savings. In addition, the programme has been successful in decreasing the inappropriate use of traditional medicines, which has resulted in financial savings to the household.
The savings expressed by households participating in the programme are primarily due to changes in use of traditional healers and in the use of medicines provided by the HCTs.
The needs of households for basic food and resources was apparent in the use of welfare resources provided by the HCTs. Based on these needs it is clear that, for both the urban and the rural programme, in addition to basic medical care services, basic nutritional and welfare support is needed by households with PLHA. In the rural area, funeral expenses are also placing pressure on family expenditures as evidenced by the need for welfare for funeral costs.