Open AccessDesigning primary healthcare systems for future in India
Author(s) -
Pavitra Mohan,
Himani Sethi,
Kadarpeta Rahul Reddy,
Maharaj Kishan Bhan
Publication year - 2019
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_422_19
Subject(s) - globe , medicine , health care , primary health care , primary care , healthcare system , action (physics) , quality (philosophy) , urbanization , public relations , knowledge management , economic growth , family medicine , computer science , political science , philosophy , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , economics , ophthalmology
Changing epidemiology, rapid urbanization, and rising expectations of populations are creating new challenges and opportunities for India's primary healthcare system. A group of primary care experts, practitioners, and researchers got together to design key elements of primary healthcare models for the future that would address these challenges and make use of emergent opportunities in rural and urban India. Based on experiences and evidence from India and across the globe shared in the consultation, the article lays out a vision and components of India's primary healthcare for future. It provides answers to questions such as how will healthcare be financed and organized, what mechanisms will assure quality of services, who will provide primary healthcare, and what role will technology have. Finally, it provides an agenda for primary healthcare practitioners and researchers to translate this vision into action.