Empowering primary healthcare institutions against COVID-19 pandemic: A health system-based approach

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...

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Published in:	Journal of family medicine and primary care Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 589 - 594
Main Authors:	Subba, Sonu, Pradhan, Somen, Sahoo, Bimal
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01-02-2021 Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects:	covid-19 Epidemics Health care industry health system India Primary health care primary health care institutions Public health India COVID-19 primary health care institutions health system
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Summary:	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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ISSN:	2249-4863 2278-7135
DOI:	10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1416_20