Rural Health Houses are the most peripheral units for delivering health services in the country's health and treatment network. They are responsible for:

• Public health training
• Forming local volunteer groups
• Family planning
• Nutritional advise and supervision
• Schools' health
• Oral and dental health
• Immunization programs
• Occupational health services
• Rural public environmental health
• Offering first aid and following up on patient treatment
• Treating certain diseases according to Multi-step Algorithmic Protocols (MAP)
• Annual census-taking and data registry