Frontline First : A Forward-Looking Agenda for Health Systems Transformation
The frontline of the health system comprises the primary health care (PHC) system, the networks of frontline health workers, and other public- or private-sector services or institutions that serve as first-touch points with the public health and he...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/465151560331699478/Frontline-First-for-a-Forward-Looking-Agenda-for-Health-Systems-Transformation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31844 |
| Summary: | The frontline of the health system
comprises the primary health care (PHC) system, the networks
of frontline health workers, and other public- or
private-sector services or institutions that serve as
first-touch points with the public health and health care
systems, as well as channels outside the formal health care
infrastructure that help communities, households, and
individual co-produce positive health outcomes. These
frontline networks represent the first point of contact
between individuals and the health system: they are the
backbones of effective health systems, best positioned to
offer first-level assessment, treatment, and health
education. Functional frontline networks also connect
families and communities to critical care and the broader
health system; they operate most effectively as an
integrated part of a multilayered PHC team, requiring a
functional two-way referral system between frontlines and
first-level referral facilities. |
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