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1. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › books › NBK316278On the Origin of Primary Health Care

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   This PHC concept was proposed in a paper submitted to the Executive Board of WHO in January 1975 in the form of seven principles to be followed by governments wishing to improve their health services.

   • Author: Socrates Litsios
   • Affiliations: Retired WHO Senior Scientist

   • Publish Year: 2015
   • Published: 2015

2. eurohealthobservatory.who.int › publications › iImplementing the Primary Health Care Approach: a Primer

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   Mar 11, 2024 · This Primer or policy textbook synthesizes the global evidence on PHC in one place, with a strong focus on country lessons and implementation as a guide on the “how” of PHC. The aim is to inspire policy-makers with best practice evidence but also provide insights into challenges which may arise.

3. www.who.int › publications › iImplementing the primary health care approach: a primer

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   May 15, 2024 · Part I explains the PHC approach, its history, core concepts and rationale, and draws out lessons for transformation. Part II addresses operational and strategic levers that make PHC work.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Primary_health_carePrimary health care - Wikipedia

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   Primary health care (PHC) is a whole-of-society approach to effectively organise and strengthen national health systems to bring services for health and wellbeing closer to communities. [1]

5. www.who.int › europe › news-roomUnderstanding primary health care - World Health Organization ...

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   Aug 28, 2023 · PHC is a comprehensive approach to organizing and delivering services, which rests on three pillars: (1) primary care and essential public health functions as the core of integrated health services; (2) multisectoral policy and action; and (3) empowered people and communities.

6. www.improvingphc.org › sites › defaultMeasuring and Improving Primary Health Care

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   PHC is critical for achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of universal health coverage. Despite PHC’s importance to national and international health goals, it has only been within the last decade that global attention has begun to focus on what factors contribute to effective PHC and how to measure success.

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   What is a PHC approach?

   • The PHC approach is regarded as the most inclusive, effective, and efficient way to enhance people’s physical and mental health over their lifetime, as well as their social well-being. Organizing services through the PHC prism can improve the level and distribution of health and well-being among populations.

   Understanding primary health care - World Health Organization (WHO)

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   What are PHC principles?

   • Some jurisdictions apply PHC principles in planning and managing their healthcare services for the detection, diagnosis and treatment of common mental health conditions at local clinics, and organizing the referral of more complicated mental health problems to more appropriate levels of mental health care.

   Primary health care - Wikipedia

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   What is primary health care (PHC)?

   • Primary Health Care (PHC) is usually associated with the declaration of the 1978 International Conference in Alma Ata, Kazakhstan (known as the “Alma Ata Declaration”). Alma-Ata put health equity on the international political agenda for the first time, and PHC became a core concept of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) goal of Health for all.

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   What is a PHC concept?

   • This PHC concept was proposed in a paper submitted to the Executive Board of WHO in January 1975 in the form of seven principles to be followed by governments wishing to improve their health services.

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   Who wrote the PHC concept paper?

   • The PHC concept paper was prepared under the guidance of Kenneth Newell, Director of WHO’s Strengthening of Health Services Division. The team responsible for writing it was influenced by many individuals and publications, some of which I am going to trace here.

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   What is mental health care (PHC)?

   • This service assists individuals with mental health problems and helps improve their families’ social conditions (that are determinants of poor mental health) as well as their own. The support provided in PHC is a component of the holistic concept of mental care, and also an essential part of the health care in general.

   BASIC PACKAGE OF SERVICES PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

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8. platform.who.int › docs › default-sourceBASIC PACKAGE OF SERVICES PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

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   Primary Health Care (PHC) is used as a key reference for the population health status and the development of healthcare systems. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as the “State of complete physical, psychological, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”.