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Editorial
. 2021 Feb;10(2):589-594.
doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1416_20. Epub 2021 Feb 27.

Empowering primary healthcare institutions against COVID-19 pandemic: A health system-based approach

Sonu H Subba  1 , Somen Kumar Pradhan  1 , Bimal Kumar Sahoo  1
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Editorial

Empowering primary healthcare institutions against COVID-19 pandemic: A health system-based approach

Sonu H Subba et al. J Family Med Prim Care. 2021 Feb.

Abstract

Primary health care institutions (PHCIs) are an essential foundation for the national response to COVID-19 disease in India. With the soaring number of confirmed cases, the health system is currently under unprecedented stress. In this scenario, there is a pressing need for empowering PHCIs in COVID-19 preparedness and response. The World Health Organization's (WHO) "Health system building block" approach is a classic model, which can work as a road map for the national health system in the process of empowering PHCIs against COVID-19 as well as other upcoming global and regional public health emergencies.

Keywords: COVID-19; health system; primary health care institutions.

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