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-centred rather than …

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 interrelated …

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 services. It is the …

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, initiated …

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. Health …

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 …

A primary health care (PHC) approach is the most effective way to sustainably solve today’s health and health system challenges. The PHC approach is foundational to achieving our shared global goals in …

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

Oct 26, 2018 · The declaration aims to refocus efforts on primary health care to ensure that everyone everywhere is able to enjoy the highest possible attainable standard of health. The PHC approach is …