Primarycare teams and recent experiments towards population coverage in India
Many people in India, especially the poor, face the hurdle of seeking effective health care at an affordable cost, at a distance they can travel, and with the dignity they deserve. According to reports from across the world, it is evident that countries having a strong primary health care system, ha...
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| author | Ramandeep S Gambhir Raman Kumar Amit Aggarwal Richa Goel Samir Anand Arvind Bhardwaj |
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| description | Many people in India, especially the poor, face the hurdle of seeking effective health care at an affordable cost, at a distance they can travel, and with the dignity they deserve. According to reports from across the world, it is evident that countries having a strong primary health care system, have better health outcomes, lower inequalities, and lower costs of care. Primary care requires a team of health professionals, workers, and volunteers having a judicious skill mix. Some initiatives have been taken by the government in states like Kerala, Assam, Chhattisgarh, etc., to strengthen the primary health care infrastructure and provide primary care as close to their homes as possible. Staff deficiencies were addressed and training was also provided to the untrained staff. The current review focuses on several other primary care organizations that are working in different parts of the country (rural and urban), for e.g. Healthspring, MeraDoctor, Swasth India, Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY) Outpatient Pilot Program, etc. The current review also throws spot light on the type of primary health care system existing in countries like China, South Africa and Brazil. Some lacunae in service delivery are also identified and addressed so that changes can be incorporated at the policy and program level. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cc40ec5d5a1f4fe192a90920f16a86592022-12-21T17:44:54ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632018-01-017584585110.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_49_18Primarycare teams and recent experiments towards population coverage in IndiaRamandeep S GambhirRaman KumarAmit AggarwalRicha GoelSamir AnandArvind BhardwajMany people in India, especially the poor, face the hurdle of seeking effective health care at an affordable cost, at a distance they can travel, and with the dignity they deserve. According to reports from across the world, it is evident that countries having a strong primary health care system, have better health outcomes, lower inequalities, and lower costs of care. Primary care requires a team of health professionals, workers, and volunteers having a judicious skill mix. Some initiatives have been taken by the government in states like Kerala, Assam, Chhattisgarh, etc., to strengthen the primary health care infrastructure and provide primary care as close to their homes as possible. Staff deficiencies were addressed and training was also provided to the untrained staff. The current review focuses on several other primary care organizations that are working in different parts of the country (rural and urban), for e.g. Healthspring, MeraDoctor, Swasth India, Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY) Outpatient Pilot Program, etc. The current review also throws spot light on the type of primary health care system existing in countries like China, South Africa and Brazil. Some lacunae in service delivery are also identified and addressed so that changes can be incorporated at the policy and program level.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2018;volume=7;issue=5;spage=845;epage=851;aulast=GambhirFamilyorganizationsprimary health carepopulationtherapeutics |
| spellingShingle | Ramandeep S Gambhir Raman Kumar Amit Aggarwal Richa Goel Samir Anand Arvind Bhardwaj Primarycare teams and recent experiments towards population coverage in India Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care Family organizations primary health care population therapeutics |
| title | Primarycare teams and recent experiments towards population coverage in India |
| title_full | Primarycare teams and recent experiments towards population coverage in India |
| title_fullStr | Primarycare teams and recent experiments towards population coverage in India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primarycare teams and recent experiments towards population coverage in India |
| title_short | Primarycare teams and recent experiments towards population coverage in India |
| title_sort | primarycare teams and recent experiments towards population coverage in india |
| topic | Family organizations primary health care population therapeutics |
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