What does Health Services primarily provide when medical and dental officers are absent?

• A. Administrative support
• B. Financial planning
• C. Supportive services to Medical and Dental Officers and primary health care in their absence
• D. IT services

Answer: (C)

Continuity of patient care when medical and dental officers are not on site is the focus. Health Services provides the supportive framework that keeps primary health care available and backs up the officers in their absence. This means coordinating and delivering the administrative and clinical support needed to maintain clinic operations, ensure timely triage and care, and keep patient access, records, and medications functioning until the officers return. IT or financial planning play important roles in operations, but they don’t address the direct provision of care or the clinical backup needed to cover for the officers, which is why providing supportive services and primary health care in their absence is the best fit.