Primary Healthcare: Theory and Practice

Primary healthcare is defined as the essential healthcare, which allows the facilitation of universal healthcare for all individuals and families in a community. It is one of the primary objectives of the World Health Organization’s goal of Health for all. The five considerations that are central to the achievement of this goal are reducing social disparities in health, service delivery reforms to meet people’s needs, public policy reforms, leadership reforms and increasing stakeholder participation. The approach to primary healthcare also strives to account for disparities in resources and local priority health problems. In developing countries, diseases responsible for high rates of infant and child mortality are targeted. Oral rehydration therapy, immunization, family planning, female education and food supplementation are certain key issues under the broad framework of primary healthcare. The topics included in this book on primary healthcare are of the utmost significance and bound to provide incredible insights to readers. Some of the diverse topics covered in this book address the varied branches that fall under this category. This book will serve as a reference to a broad spectrum of readers.