Primary care - WHO

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Primary carePutting people fi rstThis chapter describes how Primary care brings promotion and prevention, cure and care together in a safe, effective and socially productive way at the interface between the population and the health system. In short, what needs to be done to achieve this is to put people fi rst : to give balanced consideration to health and well-being as well as to the values and capacities of the population and the health workers1. The chapter starts by describing features of health care that, along with effectiveness and safety, are essential in ensuring improved health and social outcomes. lChapter 3Good care is about people42The distinctive features of Primary care43Organizing Primary - care networks52Monitoring progress5641The World Health Report 2008Primary Health care Now More Than Ever42These features are person-centredness, compre-hensiveness and integration, and continuity of care , with a regular point of entry into the health system, so that it becomes possible to build an enduring relationship of trust between people and their health- care providers.

43 Chapter 3. Primary care: putting people fi rst and health services. People value some freedom in choosing a health provider because they want

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