Fiscal sustainability challenge and the importance of primary healthcare

A wealth of evidence shows that primary healthcare (PHC) can provide healthcare in a more affordable, equitable, efficient, and cost-effective way and improve health outcomes. However, the development of PHC over the past four decades has been hampered by overinvestment in expensive tertiary care. T...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Luk, Sabrina Ching Yuen
Other Authors: Fong, Ben Yuk Fai
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Springer 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143078