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Primary Health Care in the 21st century: primary care providers and people’s empowerment
Author(s) -
Van Olmen Josefien,
Criel Bart,
Devadasan Narayanan,
Pariyo George,
De Vos Pol,
Van Damme Wim,
Van Dormael Monique,
Marchal Bruno,
Kegels Guy
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
tropical medicine and international health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1365-3156
pISSN - 1360-2276
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02475.x
Subject(s) - empowerment , health care , general partnership , population , nursing , medicine , commission , equity (law) , social determinants of health , public relations , sociology , public health , political science , law , environmental health
International health debates often confront enduring values with new realities. The events and publications surrounding the 30th anniversary of Alma Ata, the Primary Health Care (PHC) focus of the 2008 World Health Report and the report(s) of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health illustrate the durability of PHC values such as equity, self-determination, participation, trans-sectoral collaboration and the right to health (Gilson et al. 2007; Chan 2008; Lawn et al. 2008; Reich et al. 2008; Walley et al. 2008; World Health Organisation 2008; Hanson et al. 2009). Taking into account recent transitions that are changing the relationship between primary care providers and their patients, we examine that the role providers can play in enhancing people’s individual and collective empowerment, an important but rather neglected component of PHC (Walley et al. 2008).