Open AccessPrimary care: A renewed strategy
Author(s) -
Arnold Brommet,
Jaime Lee,
José A. Serna
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
colombia medica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1657-9534
pISSN - 0120-8322
DOI - 10.25100/cm.v42i3.886
Subject(s) - public health , primary health care , context (archaeology) , health care , corporate governance , primary care , economic growth , health policy , medicine , health sector , healthcare system , business , public relations , political science , health services , nursing , environmental health , family medicine , geography , economics , population , archaeology , finance
This review explores changes established by various groups worldwide about the concept and method of implementing the Strategy for Primary Health Care (PHC) originated in Alma Ata in 1978. It establishes four key pillars to introduce Health Systems as its axis with the APS, which are achieving universal coverage for all people, providing medical attention focused on the individual patient, promoting public health policies that benefit the entire community, and engaging in a concerted national and regional governance in all sectors that influence health determinants of individuals and their environment. The implementation of such in each health system depends on the context of each country and the growth and development rate of its health sector.