A strong primary health care system is essential to provide effective and efficient health care
in both resource-rich and resource-poor countries. Although a direct link has not been …

World Health Organization of the importance of primary care in improving the health of
populations, with the medical literature providing supporting evidence. Under the influence …

An invitational conference led by the World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca)
involving selected delegates from 34 countries was held in Kingston, Ontario, Canada …

Even though the value of community involvement in setting research goals or questions is
recognized, 1 resources are frequently awarded without soliciting community input. Rarely …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Our nation's health care system is changing. Nowhere
is this more evident than in primary care, where fundamental improvements are necessary if …

A paucity of relevant scientific evidence limits the ability of the primary care disciplines to
practice evidence-based medicine and to advocate for health care policy. Significant …

The Alma Ata and Astana Declarations reaffirm the importance of high-quality primary
healthcare (PHC), yet the capacity to undertake PHC research—a core element of high …

The study recently completed by the Institute of Medi cine's Committee on the Future of
Primary Care will play a critical role in promoting widespread appreciation of the gap in the …

This issue of the Journal includes the first article in a series of review articles on global
health. 1 In a journal that proudly bears the name of a US domestic region, this series will …

Primary health care research — essential but disadvantaged | The Medical Journal of Australia
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