Primary Health Care
Primary health care (PHC) is one of the most important concepts in public health - and also one of the most misunderstood.
A PHC approach:- Ensures that integrated primary care and public health are the interface between
- people and their health system.
- Encourages action across sectors to address the determinants of health.
- Engages communities and empowers people to co-produce health.
PHC unites the individual perspective of primary care with the population focus of essential public health.
PHC is the cornerstone of resilient health systems and is critical for emergency preparedness and response.
Progress toward the SDGs, UHC and health security all demand investment in PHC.
Reorienting health systems towards a PHC approach delivers huge benefits for health system performance. It requires a range of reforms and interventions but above all political commitment.
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