Scholarly Article
Better Together: Opportunities to Integrate Global Surgery and Primary Health Coverage: Surgery and PHC
Sheneman, Natalie, Hirschhorn, Lisa, Roy, Nobhojit
2024-05-23 · Impact Surgery · Impact Health Publishing Group
Abstract
There has been recognition of the importance of strong, people-centered primary health care (PHC) with heightened focus beginning with the Declaration of Alma-Ata, now nearly 50 years ago. When designed and delivered well, PHC re-orients health systems around individuals, families, and communities, offering comprehensive, continuous, and coordinated care. It is for this potential that a PHC-grounded approach is cited as instrumental for achieving universal health coverage (UHC) and the health-related objectives for sustainable development.
Keywords
Primary health care, Global surgery, Universal health coverage, Primary care, Emergency surgery, Rural Surgery
Citation Details
Impact Surgery, No. 3, pp. 81-82