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- Primary health care
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-centred rather than disease-centred PHC is a whole-of-society approach that includes health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care
- Health topics - World Health Organization (WHO)
Emergency and critical care Energy and health Environmental health Epilepsy Eye care, vision impairment and blindness Health systems
- Health equity - World Health Organization (WHO)
Health equity is a public health concept describing equity of access to health resources, for genetic, socio-environmental and economic determinants of health varying according to individuals, families and social or societal groups
- Universal Health Coverage
Universal health coverage means that all people have access to the full range of quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship It covers the full continuum of essential health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care
- Fact sheet: Quality health services
Quality of care is the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with evidence-based professional knowledge
- Quality of care - World Health Organization (WHO)
Quality of care is the degree to which health services for individuals and populations increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes It is based on evidence-based professional knowledge and is critical for achieving universal health coverage
- Primary health care - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 interrelated physical, mental and social health and wellbeing
- Health is a fundamental human right
Discrimination in health care is unacceptable and is a major barrier to development But when people are given the opportunity to be active participants in their own care, instead of passive recipients, their human rights respected, the outcomes are better and health systems become more efficient
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