The PHC measurement framework and indicators and accompanying annex of technical specifications aims to support countries to track, monitor and improve PHC capacities and performance towards the achievement of UHC and the SDGs. The framework and indicators build on globally and regionally established frameworks and indicator lists for health systems and UHC, while filling critical gaps on ...
3.4. Community-centered PHC partnerships for the promotion of health equity Communities play a vital role in promoting and maintaining good health. Engaging with communities ensures that health interventions and services are tailored to meet local needs, are culturally appropriate, and can be sustained over time.
Primary health care is important because it is the foundation of a strong health system. It leads to more equitable health across the community and leads to greater patient and health worker satisfaction.Taking a PHC approach is about meeting 90% of a person’s health needs through services provided directly in the community where they live.
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Primary health care (PHC) addresses the majority of a person’s health needs throughout their lifetime. This includes physical, mental and social well-being and it is people-centred rather than disease-centred. PHC is a whole-of-society approach that includes health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care.
Because PHC focuses on the person rather than the disease, it is an approach that moves away from overspecialization. In PHC, the goal is to work through multidisciplinary teams with strong referral systems to secondary and tertiary care when needed. But PHC also goes beyond providing health care services to individuals.