Problems in primary care: A global perspective

Hina Shahid, Dr Safia Akhtar, Dr Rishi Caleyachetty
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Primary care is widely recognised as the cornerstone of health systems, but many countries have overlooked primary care and important evidence of the efficacy of primary care services in delivering better healthcare, better health outcomes and reduced health inequalities. Evidence shows health is better in areas with more primary care doctors and people receiving care from primary care doctors are healthier. This article explores problems with the systems of primary care from a global perspective. We focus on four regions (Africa, East Mediterranean, Western Pacific and South Asia) and select countries within these regions. In this article, we use the term primary care to refer to ‘the provision of integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community.’ The term primary health care is employed interchangeably throughout this article, although we acknowledge this is a much broader term derived from core principles articulated by the World Health Organisation and including services delivered to individuals and their communities (primary care services) and population-level ‘public health-type’ functions.
初级保健中的问题:全球视角
人们普遍认为,初级医疗是卫生系统的基石,但许多国家忽视了初级医疗,也忽视了初级医疗服务在提供更好的医疗服务、更好的健康结果和减少健康不平等方面的重要功效。有证据表明,在拥有更多初级保健医生的地区,人们的健康状况更好,接受初级保健医生治疗的人也更健康。本文从全球视角探讨了初级医疗系统存在的问题。我们重点关注四个地区(非洲、东地中海、西太平洋和南亚)以及这些地区中的部分国家。在本文中,我们使用 "初级医疗 "一词来指 "由临床医生提供综合的、可获得的医疗保健服务,他们负责解决绝大多数个人医疗保健需求,与患者建立持续的合作关系,并在家庭和社区的背景下开展工作"。在本文中,"初级医疗保健 "一词被交替使用,尽管我们承认这是一个更广泛的术语,源自世界卫生组织阐述的核心原则,包括向个人及其社区提供的服务(初级医疗保健服务)和人口层面的 "公共卫生型 "功能。
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