Better Together: Opportunities to Integrate Global Surgery and Primary Health Coverage: Surgery and PHC

Natalie Sheneman; Lisa Hirschhorn; Nobhojit Roy

doi:10.62463/surgery.64

Better Together: Opportunities to Integrate Global Surgery and Primary Health Coverage

Surgery and PHC

Authors

Natalie Sheneman Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma and Anaesthesia Care (G4 Alliance) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4428-9814
Lisa Hirschhorn Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4355-7437
Nobhojit Roy The George Institute of Global Health

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.64

Keywords:

Primary health care, Global surgery, Universal health coverage, Primary care, Emergency surgery, Rural Surgery

Abstract

There has been recognition of the importance of strong, people-centered primary health care (PHC) with heightened focus beginning with the Declaration of Alma-Ata, now nearly 50 years ago. When designed and delivered well, PHC re-orients health systems around individuals, families, and communities, offering comprehensive, continuous, and coordinated care. It is for this potential that a PHC-grounded approach is cited as instrumental for achieving universal health coverage (UHC) and the health-related objectives for sustainable development.

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Published

23-05-2024

How to Cite

Sheneman, N., Hirschhorn, L., & Roy, N. (2024). Better Together: Opportunities to Integrate Global Surgery and Primary Health Coverage: Surgery and PHC. Impact Surgery, 1(3), 81–82. https://doi.org/10.62463/surgery.64

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Issue

Vol. 1 No. 3 (2024): Global Surgery

Section

Editorial

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.