Lessons and Insights from Country Case Studies on Advancing People-Centered Integrated Primary Healthcare

Janine Robredo, Joey Ross, Ami Karlage, Helena Legido-Quigley, Hong Wang and Asaf Bitton

Chapter 13 in People-Centered Integrated Primary Healthcare System Development in Asia and Beyond, 2025, pp 403-421 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: People-Centered Integrated Primary Healthcare (PCIPHC) is deeply rooted in two interconnected health system development concepts: Integrated People-Centered Health Services (IPCHS) (WHO, 2016) and Primary Healthcare (PHC) (WHO & UNICEF, 2018).The IPCHS Framework introduced a vision to transform health systems by engaging communities, strengthening governance, reorienting care models, coordinating services, and creating service environments. This vision aligns closely with the principles of PHC, which the 2018 Astana Declaration reaffirmed as the cornerstone of Universal Healthcare (UHC). The Declaration [8] also emphasized that achieving better health outcomes relies on embedding IPCHS within PHC to enhance equity, quality, responsiveness, efficiency, and resilience. Building on this synergy, regional frameworks and strategies have recently been launched to accelerate the development of PHC systems that are (a) people- and community-centered, (b) continuous, (c) equitable and high quality, (d) integrated, and (e) innovative, grounded in the shared values of universality, solidarity, and evidence-driven action.

Keywords: Primary Healthcare; Primary Care; People Centeredness; Integrated Healthcare; Health System; Health Financing; Health Economics; Healthcare Delivery; Health Policy; Public Policy; Universal Health Coverage; People-Centered Integrated Primary Healthcare; People-Centered Integrated Healthcare; Integrated People-Centered Delivery System (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H51 I11 I15 I18 O53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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