Overview

Embedding quality in primary healthcare

“…This resulted in improved monitoring of almost all programme indicators and a slow but encouraging reduction in avoidable hospital admissions 14. Importantly, finance ministries must be engaged in constant dialogue to understand that quality primary healthcare is not a “nice to have” but a cost effective, essential platform for achieving strong health outcomes 2. Efforts to embed quality in primary healthcare require context specific adaptation as well as constant learning within and between systems and are essential in the pursuit of high quality health for all.…”

“…Universal health coverage also requires ensuring that the right people receive the appropriate services at the right time and that they are of adequate quality. To deliver on the promise of universal coverage, regain losses in service coverage resulting from covid-19, and accelerate progress towards health for all we need to strengthen primary healthcare worldwide 12. Primary healthcare, an inclusive whole-of-society approach that brings services for health and wellbeing closer to communities, provides a foundation for universal coverage, but lapses in quality can jeopardise trust and deter people from accessing primary care services.…”

Preparing for Pandemics and Other Health Threats

“…Despite the critical importance of primary health care, it is often the weak link in community and national response. Financing reforms are needed to strengthen primary health care systems to improve both routine care and response to health emergencies …”

The Evaluation of Geographical Health Facilities Structure in Makassar City, Indonesia

“…However, of course, this demand trend has changed, where the need for healthcare facilities that are preferred is those closer to people’s residences. Based on the changes experienced after COVID-19, this requires us to redesign urban systems worldwide by drawing lessons from the history of COVID-19 and conducting significant reforms, especially regarding the planning of healthcare facility locations [ 10 ].…”