Improving urban health through primary health care in south Asia
Document Type
Article
Department
Community Health Sciences
Abstract
South Asia is rapidly urbanising. The strains of rapid urbanisation have profound implications for the health and equity of urban populations. This Series paper examines primary health care (PHC) in south Asian cities. Health and its social determinants vary considerably across south Asian cities and substantial socioeconomic inequities are present. Although cities offer easy geographical access to PHC services, financial hardship associated with health care use and low quality of care are a concern, particularly for low-income residents. Providing better PHC in south Asia requires a multi-sectoral response, with effective and resourced urban local bodies; increased public financing for health care; and new service delivery models aimed at low-income urban communities that involve strengthening public sector services, strengthening government engagement with private providers where necessary, and engaging with low-income communities and the PHC providers that serve them.
Publication (Name of Journal)
The Lancet Global Health
DOI
10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00121-9
Recommended Citation
Rao, K. D.,
Bairwa, M.,
Mehta, A.,
Hyat, S.,
Ahmed, R.,
Rajapaksa, L.,
Adams, A. M.
(2024). Improving urban health through primary health care in south Asia. The Lancet Global Health.
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https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_chs_chs/1173
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