COVID-19: using the crisis as an opportunity to strengthen Primary Health Care

COVID-19: using the crisis as an opportunity to strengthen Primary Health Care

[...]it has correctly been labeled by Richard Horton as a ‘syndemic’ (Horton, 2020). According to OECD Health Statistics 2018, 22 OECD countries spent on the average 13.6 % of their total health expenditures (THEs) on primary care services, ranging from 18.3 % for Australia to 9.5 % for Switzerland....

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Veröffentlicht in:Primary health care research & development 2021-11, Vol.22, p.e73-e73, Article e73
1. Verfasser: De Maeseneer, Jan
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Community health care
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Health care
Health services
Humans
Integrated approach
Mental disorders
Mental health
Pandemics
Population
Primary care
Primary Health Care
Public health
SARS-CoV-2
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Zusammenfassung:[...]it has correctly been labeled by Richard Horton as a ‘syndemic’ (Horton, 2020). According to OECD Health Statistics 2018, 22 OECD countries spent on the average 13.6 % of their total health expenditures (THEs) on primary care services, ranging from 18.3 % for Australia to 9.5 % for Switzerland. [...]an investment of 8 to 12 % of GDP seems necessary to respond to these aspirations. 2.
ISSN:1463-4236
1477-1128
DOI:10.1017/S1463423621000748