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. 2024 Nov 1:12:1462303.
doi: 10.3389/fped.2024.1462303. eCollection 2024.

The "Pocket book of primary health care for children and adolescents": WHO standards for improving paediatric and adolescent primary care in Europe, Central Asia and worldwide

Carsten Krüger  1 , Gottfried Huss  2 , Farzana Yasmin  1 , Ralf Weigel  1
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The "Pocket book of primary health care for children and adolescents": WHO standards for improving paediatric and adolescent primary care in Europe, Central Asia and worldwide

Carsten Krüger et al. Front Pediatr. .

Abstract

Paediatric primary care is more frequently provided both by physicians other than specialised paediatricians as well as non-physician cadres in Europe and globally. The quality of paediatric primary care including a focus on preventive measures is rather variable and often does not comply with agreed international standards. WHO Europe developed standards for paediatric primary care applicable to the WHO Europe region and globally to improve the provision and outcome of paediatric primary care across all settings. These standards were published in an open-access pocketbook and in an open-access app, both accessible free-of-charge. Although originally intended for use in the WHO Europe region, the pocketbook provides valuable information for all settings of paediatric primary care worldwide.

Keywords: adolescence; childhood; global child health; primary care; quality of care; standards.

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Conflict of interest statement

GH, FY and RW were members of the editorial group that coordinated the development and writing of the pocketbook. CK was an external reviewer for several chapters.

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Primary paediatric care models in the 53 member states of the WHO Europe region (Montenegro: no information) (1).
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“Pocket Book of Primary Health Care for Children and Adolescents”.
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