Primary healthcare policy implementation in the Eastern Mediterranean region: Experiences of six countries
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van Weel, Chris; Alnasir, Faisal; Farahat, Taghreed; Usta, Jinan; Osman, Mona; Abdulmalik, Mariam; Nashat, Nagwa; Alsharief, Wadeia Mohamed; Sanousi, Salwa; Saleh, Hassan; Howe, Amanda; Kassai, Ryuki
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Background: Primary healthcare (PHC) is essential for equitable access and cost-effective healthcare. This makes PHC a key factor in the global strategy for universal health coverage (UHC). Implementing PHC requires an understanding of the health system under prevailing circumstances, but for most countries, no data are available. Objectives: This paper describes and analyses the health systems of Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon, Qatar, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates, in relation to...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | van Weel, Chris | |
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dc.contributor.author | Alnasir, Faisal | |
dc.contributor.author | Farahat, Taghreed | |
dc.contributor.author | Usta, Jinan | |
dc.contributor.author | Osman, Mona | |
dc.contributor.author | Abdulmalik, Mariam | |
dc.contributor.author | Nashat, Nagwa | |
dc.contributor.author | Alsharief, Wadeia Mohamed | |
dc.contributor.author | Sanousi, Salwa | |
dc.contributor.author | Saleh, Hassan | |
dc.contributor.author | Howe, Amanda | |
dc.contributor.author | Kassai, Ryuki | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-09T06:47:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-09T06:47:05Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1381-4788 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/164508 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Primary healthcare (PHC) is essential for equitable access and cost-effective healthcare. This makes PHC a key factor in the global strategy for universal health coverage (UHC). Implementing PHC requires an understanding of the health system under prevailing circumstances, but for most countries, no data are available. Objectives: This paper describes and analyses the health systems of Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon, Qatar, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates, in relation to PHC. Methods: Data were collected during a workshop at the WONCA East Mediterranean Regional Conference in 2017. Academic family physicians (FP) presented their country, using the WONCA framework of 11 PowerPoint slides with queries of the country demographics, main health challenges, and the position of PHC in the health system. Results: All six countries have improved the health of their populations, but currently face challenges of non-communicable diseases, aging populations and increasing costs. Main concerns were a lack of trained FPs in community settings, underuse of prevention and of equitable access to care. Countries differed in the extent to which this had resulted in coherent policy. Conclusion: Priorities were (i) advocacy for community-based PHC to policymakers, including the importance of coordination of healthcare at the community level, and UHC to respond to the needs of populations; (ii) collaboration with universities to include PHC as a core component of every medical curriculum; (iii) collaboration with communities to improve public understanding of PHC; (iv) engagement with the private sector to focus on PHC and UHC | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_AU | |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis | |
dc.rights | © 2018 The Author(s). | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.source | European Journal of General Practice | |
dc.title | Primary healthcare policy implementation in the Eastern Mediterranean region: Experiences of six countries | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 24 | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 111717 - Primary Health Care | |
local.identifier.absfor | 111709 - Health Care Administration | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | a383154xPUB8822 | |
local.publisher.url | https://www.routledge.com/ | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Van Weel, Chris, College of Health and Medicine, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Alnasir, Faisal, Department of Primary Care and Public Health | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Farahat, Taghreed, Department of Family Medicine, Menoufia University | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Usta, Jinan, Department of Family Medicine, American University of Beirut | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Osman, Mona, Department of Family Medicine, American University of Beirut | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Abdulmalik, Mariam, Primary Health Care Corporation | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Nashat, Nagwa, Department of Family Medicine, Menoufia University | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Alsharief, Wadeia Mohamed, Primary Health Care Services | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Sanousi, Salwa, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Gezira | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Saleh, Hassan, Department of Health System Development, WHO EMR Office | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Howe, Amanda, University of East Anglia | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Kassai, Ryuki, Fukushima Medical University | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 1 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 39 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 44 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1080/13814788.2017.1397624 | |
local.identifier.absseo | 920299 - Health and Support Services not elsewhere classified | |
dc.date.updated | 2022-07-10T08:16:52Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-85034747133 | |
local.identifier.thomsonID | WOS:000425954600003 | |
dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | |
dc.provenance | Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | |
dc.rights.license | Creative Commons Attribution License | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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