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- What is PHC? - World Health Organization (WHO)
PHC involves prevention, health promotion, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliation Another misperception is that PHC is “cheap” health care for the poor Because PHC is based in the community, it is frequently the only health care available to poor or marginalized communities, who may not have access to a hospital
- Primary health care - World Health Organization (WHO)
Primary health care (PHC) addresses the majority of a person’s health needs throughout their lifetime This includes physical, mental and social well-being and it is people-centred rather than disease-centred PHC is a whole-of-society approach that includes health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care
- Primary health care - World Health Organization (WHO)
PHC is the most inclusive, equitable, cost-effective and efficient approach to enhance people’s physical and mental health, as well as social well-being Evidence of wide-ranging impact of investment in PHC continues to grow around the world, particularly in times of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic
- Operational Framework for Primary Health Care
World Health Organization United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (2020) Operational framework for primary health care: transforming vision into action World Health Organization
- Primary health care in China - World Health Organization (WHO)
Primary health care (PHC) is an integral part of a country’s health system and, ideally, its main focus It is the first level of contact for individuals, families and communities and enables health care to be delivered as close as possible to where people live and work PHC is therefore the first element of the care continuum
- PHC measurement framework and indicators - World Health Organization (WHO)
The PHC measurement framework and indicators and accompanying annex of technical specifications aims to support countries to track, monitor and improve PHC capacities and performance towards the achievement of UHC and the SDGs The framework and indicators build on globally and regionally established frameworks and indicator lists for health
- Primary health care measurement framework and indicators: monitoring . . .
Primary health care (PHC), as outlined in the 1978 Declaration of Alma-Ata and again 40 years later in the 2018 World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) document A vision for primary health care in the 21st century: towards universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals, is a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to health that
- Accelerator Discussion Paper 2: Primary Health Care (PHC)
Promotion and support for the three components of PHC: Existing initiatives should align with and promote all three components of PHC individually or optimally, in an integrated fashion Opportunities for update meetings on Accelerator partners work to support PHC would be sought at existing partner meetings (World Bank Spring Meetings,
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