The missing link – the role of primary care in global health

References

• World Health Organization. Declaration of Alma Ata. World Health Organization. 2000. Available from: http://www.who.int/publications/almaata_declaration_en.pdf [cited 7 October 2013]..
   Google Scholar
• World Health Organization. The world health report 2008. Primary health care: now more than ever . 2008; Geneva: WHO.
   Google Scholar
• Shi L. The impact of primary care: a focused review. Scientifica (Cairo). 2012; 2012: 1–22.
   Google Scholar
• Starfield B, Shi L, Macinko J. Contribution of primary care to health systems and health. Milbank Q. 2005; 83: 457–502.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rawaf S, De Maeseneer J, Starfield B. From Alma-Ata to Almaty: a new start for primary health care. Lancet. 2008; 372: 1365–7.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• O'Connell T, Rasanathan K, Chopra M. What does universal health coverage mean?. Lancet. 2013; 6736: 13–15.
   Google Scholar
• Rasanathan K, Montesinos EV, Matheson D, Etienne C, Evans T. Primary health care and the social determinants of health: essential and complementary approaches for reducing inequities in health. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2011; 65: 656–60.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Starfield B. Primary care: balancing health needs, services and technology. International Journal of Integrated Care. 2011; 1: 1–2.
   Google Scholar
• Caley M. Remember Barbara Starfield: primary care is the health system's bedrock. BMJ. 2013; 347: 2–3.
   Google Scholar
• Starfield B. The importance of primary health care in health systems. Presentation at EMRO Primary Health Care Conference; 2008. Available from: http://gis.emro.who.int/HealthSystemObservatory/Workshops/QatarConference/PPt%20converted%20to%20PDF/Day%202/P%20Reg%20Experiences%20and%20Innovative%20Solution/Dr%20B.%20Starfield%20-%20Importance%20of%20PC.pdf [cited 2 December 2013]..
   Google Scholar
• Starfield B, Shi L. Policy relevant determinants of health: an international perspective. Health Policy. 2002; 60: 201–18.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hsieh VC, Wu JC, Wu TN, Chiang TL. Universal coverage for primary health care is a wise investment: evidence from 102 low- and middle-income countries. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2013; 1–10.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shi L, Macinko J, Starfield B, Xu J, Regan J, Politzer R, etal. Primary care, infant mortality, and low birth weight in the states of the USA. J. Epidemiol Community Health. 2004; 58: 374–80.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shi L, Macinko J, Starfield B, Wulu J, Regan J, Politzer R. The relationship between primary care, income inequality, and mortality in US States, 1980–1995. J Am Board Fam Pract. 2003; 16: 412–22.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Doherty J, Govender R. The cost-effectiveness of primary care services in developing countries: a review of the international literature. Working Paper No. 37. Disease Control Priorities Project. Washington: World Bank, World Health Organisation, Fogarty International Centre of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. 2004
   Google Scholar
• Health Division, Planning Commission of India. Report of the Steering Committee on Health for the 12th Five Year Plan. 2012. New Delhi, 2012. Available from: http://planningcommision.nic.in/aboutus/committee/strgrp12/str_health0203.pdf [cited 10 December 2013].
   Google Scholar
• World Health Organization. Global status report on non-communicable diseases 2010. 2011; Geneva: WHO.
   Google Scholar
• Westhoff WW, Rodriguez R, Cousins C, Mcdermott RJ. Cuban healthcare providers in Venezuela: a case study. Public Health. 2010; 124: 519–24.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Drain P, Barry M. Global health. Fifty years of U.S. embargo: Cuba's health outcomes and lessons. Science. 2010; 328: 572–3.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Reed G. Cuba's primary health care revolution: 30 years on. Bull World Health Organ. 2008; 86: 327–9.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Aitsiselmi A. An analysis of the Cuban health system. J R Inst Public Health. 2004; 118: 599–601.
   Google Scholar
• Roemer M. Annotation primary health care and hospitalization: California and Cuba. Am J Public Health. 1993; 83: 317–18.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nair VM, Thankappan KR, Vasan RS, Sarma PS. Community utilisation of subcenters in primary health care – an analysis of determinants in Kerala. Indian J Public Health. 2004; XXXXVIII: 17–20.
   Google Scholar
• Varatharajan D, Thankappan R, Jayapalan S. Assessing the performance of primary health centres under decentralized government in Kerala, India. Health Policy Plan. 2004; 19: 41–51.
   Google Scholar
• Mamo Y, Seid E, Adams S, Gardiner A, Parry E. A primary healthcare approach to the management of chronic disease in Ethiopia: an example for other countries. Clin Med (Northfield. Il). 2007; 7: 228–31.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Peñaloza B, Leisewitz T, Bastías G, Zárate V, Depaux R, Villarroel L. Metodología para la evaluación de la relación costo-efectividad en centros de atención primaria de Chile. Pan Am J Public Health. 2010; 28: 376–87.
   Google Scholar
• Pritchard C, Wallace MS. Comparing the USA, UK and 17 Western countries’ efficiency and effectiveness in reducing mortality. J R Soc Med Short Rep. 2011; 2: 1–10.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Smith J, Holder H, Edwards N, Maybin J, Parker H, Rosen R, Walsh N. Securing the future of general practice: new models of primary care. London: Nuffield Trust. 2013. Available from: http://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/publications/securing-future-general-practice [cited 27 October 2013]..
   Google Scholar
• Haggerty JL, Lévesque J. The strength of primary care systems Stronger systems improve population health but require higher levels of spending. BMJ. 2013; 346: 1–2.
   Google Scholar
• Kringos DS, Boerma W, Van der Zee J, Groenewegen P. Europe's strong primary care systems are linked to better population health but also to higher health spending. Health Aff. 2013; 32: 686–94.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• World Health Organization. World report on knowledge for better health: strengthening health systems. 2004; Geneva: WHO.
   Google Scholar
• World Health Organization. The world health report: health systems financing: the path to universal coverage. 2010; Geneva: WHO.
   Google Scholar
• Bennett S, Gilson L. Health financing: designing and implementing pro-poor policies. 2001; London: UK. www.healthsystemsrc.org..
   Google Scholar
• Escobar M, Griffin CC, Shaw RP. The impact of health insurance in low- and middle-income countries. 2010; Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press. 1–239.
   Google Scholar
• Saksena P, Xu K, Elovainio R, Perrot J. Health services utilization and out-of-pocket expenditure at public and private facilities in low-income countries, World Health Organisation. Background paper 20. 2010; Geneva, Switzerland: WHO. Available from: http://www.who.int/healthsystems/topics/financing/healthreport/20public-private.pdf [cited 10 November 2013]..
   Google Scholar
• Moreno-Serra R, Smith PC. Does progress towards universal health coverage improve population health?. Lancet. 2012; 380: 917–23.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rao M, Barten F, Blackshaw N, Lapitan J, Galea G, Jacoby E, etal. Urban planning, development and non-communicable diseases. Plan Pract Res. 2011; 26: 373–91.
   Google Scholar
• World Health Organization. The world health report 2000 health systems: improving performance. 2000; Geneva: WHO.
   Google Scholar
• Sheikh A, Panesar SS, Larizgoitia I, Bates DW, Donaldson LJ. Safer primary care for all: a global imperative. Lancet Glob Health. 2013; 1: e182–3.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• World Health Organization. Safer primary care a global challenge. 2012; Geneva: WHO.
   Google Scholar
• Chan M. Primary health care as a route to health security. Lancet. 2009; 373: 1586–7.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Greenhalgh T. Thirty years on from Alma-Ata: where have we come from? Where are we going?. Br J Gen Pract. 2008; 58: 798–804.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar