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Strengthening the primary health care for non-communicable disease prevention and control in the post-pandemic period: a perspective from China.
Pan, Zhangyang; Wu, Jing; Liu, Yunguo.
Affiliation
  • Pan Z; Global Health Research Center, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China.
  • Wu J; The Center for Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases Prevention and Control, China Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
  • Liu Y; Global Health Research Center, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China. yunguo.liu@dukekunshan.edu.cn.
Glob Health Res Policy ; 8(1): 49, 2023 Nov 29.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38031103
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have become the leading cause of deaths in China and many other countries worldwide. To call for actions in strengthening primary health care (PHC) and accelerate NCD prevention and control in the post-pandemic era in China, the 2023 Duke Kunshan Health Forum focused on innovative approaches and lessons learned during the pandemic that can be applied in addressing NCD challenges. In this article we summarize key points discussed by the participants in three areas: PHC as the foundation and ultimate solution for NCD prevention and control, post-pandemic opportunities to accelerate the NCD program with innovative approaches, and an action framework proposed by the Forum collaborators to address remaining challenges and achieve NCD control objectives in China. The core of the suggested action framework is to offer people-centered, lifetime, comprehensive, continued, and quality NCD prevention and control services, which rely on an integrated healthcare system connecting the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of care. To achive this objective, six interconnected actions are recommended in the framework: prioritizing and integrating NCD in PHC and Universal Health Coverage (UHC) framework, engaging multiple stakeholders, directing resources to PHC for quality NCD services, leveraging advantages of new technology, encouraging the use of PHC and improving services, and strengthening best practice sharing.
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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Noncommunicable Diseases Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Glob Health Res Policy Year: 2023 Type: Article Affiliation country: China

Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Noncommunicable Diseases Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Glob Health Res Policy Year: 2023 Type: Article Affiliation country: China