One goal: Health for all; Post-COVID public health initiatives

WHO's theme on its 75th year, “Health for All”, is both appropriate and meaningful on account of the unfinished agenda of primary health care (PHC), the Sustainable Development Goals, and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Kerala experience of the pandemic amply demonstrated that the a...

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Main Author: Thomas Mathew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2023;volume=67;issue=2;spage=189;epage=191;aulast=Mathew
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Summary:WHO's theme on its 75th year, “Health for All”, is both appropriate and meaningful on account of the unfinished agenda of primary health care (PHC), the Sustainable Development Goals, and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Kerala experience of the pandemic amply demonstrated that the application of these PHC principles helped to address diverse aspects of physical, mental, and social dimensions. The need for 'internalization' of One Health principles and operational strategies cannot be over-emphasized.
ISSN:0019-557X