But PHC also goes beyond providing health care services to individuals. It is a whole-of-society approach that seeks to address the broader determinants of health, such as community-level …

Nov 14, 2025 · Primary health care (PHC) addresses the majority of a person’s health needs throughout their lifetime. This includes physical, mental and social well-being and it is people …

Dec 5, 2025 · Primary health care is an approach to health and wellbeing centred on the needs and circumstances of individuals, families and communities. It addresses comprehensive and …

Dec 7, 2023 · Primary health care Primary health care Primary health care (PHC) is a holistic approach to health that includes promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative, and palliative …

Oct 15, 2020 · Compassion and primary health care This document explores the critical role of compassion in primary health care (PHC), synthesizing findings from a five-year exploration, …

Jun 4, 2025 · A major push to accelerate progress on primary health care (PHC) was emphasized at a side event during the seventy-eighth World Health Assembly in Geneva on 20 May 2025. …

May 15, 2024 · This Primer is about the 'how' of primary health care (PHC) and brings together best practices and knowledge that countries have generated through 'natural experiments' in …

Feb 7, 2025 · The World Health Organization has released a new report, "Compassion and primary health care", which explores the vital role compassion plays in primary health care …

Primary health care is important because it is the foundation of a strong health system. It leads to more equitable health across the community and leads to greater patient and health worker …

The PHC measurement framework and indicators and accompanying annex of technical specifications aims to support countries to track, monitor and improve PHC capacities and …