Abstract
Primary health care (PHC) is a universal paradigm that meets universal human needs. Family medicine (FM) is a distinct clinical speciality committed to continuous, comprehensive care that is patient-centred, community-oriented and evidence-based. Both require foundations built on primary care (PC) research.
Primary care research – like PC and PHC systems – lacks the recognition and support that reward research focused on diseases, organs or specialities. Primary care research must survive with fewer dedicated institutes or national programmes, less funding and fewer training opportunities. Support is limited for practice-based and clinician-led research. These disadvantages impede
progress across the global PC research community, particularly in Africa.
Primary care research – like PC and PHC systems – lacks the recognition and support that reward research focused on diseases, organs or specialities. Primary care research must survive with fewer dedicated institutes or national programmes, less funding and fewer training opportunities. Support is limited for practice-based and clinician-led research. These disadvantages impede
progress across the global PC research community, particularly in Africa.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | a4790 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-2 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
| Externally published | Yes |
