Open AccessWhat makes primary healthcare facilities functional, and increases the utilization? Learnings from 12 case studies
Author(s) -
Chandrakant Lahariya,
Sundararaman Thiagarajan,
Rajani Ved,
G S Adithyan,
Hilde De Graeve,
Manoj Jhalani,
Henk Bekedam
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1240_19
Subject(s) - medicine , government (linguistics) , health care , equity (law) , desk , public relations , nursing , economic growth , political science , philosophy , linguistics , law , economics
The last few decades have witnessed a number of innovative approaches and initiatives to deliver primary healthcare (PHC) services in different parts of India. The lessons from these initiatives can be useful as India aims to strengthen the PHC system through Health and Wellness Centers (HWCs) component under Ayushman Bharat Program, launched in early 2018.