Empowering Primary Healthcare Institutions Against COVID-19 Pandemic: A Health System-based Approach

Overview

Journal J Family Med Prim Care

Specialty Public Health

Date 2021 May 27

PMID 34041046

Citations 11

Authors

Sonu H Subba

Somen Kumar Pradhan

Bimal Kumar Sahoo

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Abstract

Primary health care institutions (PHCIs) are an essential foundation for the national response to COVID-19 disease in India. With the soaring number of confirmed cases, the health system is currently under unprecedented stress. In this scenario, there is a pressing need for empowering PHCIs in COVID-19 preparedness and response. The World Health Organization's (WHO) "Health system building block" approach is a classic model, which can work as a road map for the national health system in the process of empowering PHCIs against COVID-19 as well as other upcoming global and regional public health emergencies.

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