Primary healthcare policy implementation in the Eastern Mediterranean region: Experiences of six countries.
Chris van WeelFaisal AlnasirTaghreed FarahatJinan UstaMona OsmanMariam AbdulmalikNagwa NashatWadeia Mohamed AlshariefSalwa SanousiHassan SalehMohammed TarawnehFelicity Anne Goodyear-SmithAmanda HoweRyuki KassaiPublished in: The European journal of general practice (2017)
Priorities were (i) advocacy for community-based PHC to policymakers, including the importance of coordination of healthcare at the community level, and UHC to respond to the needs of populations; (ii) collaboration with universities to include PHC as a core component of every medical curriculum; (iii) collaboration with communities to improve public understanding of PHC; (iv) engagement with the private sector to focus on PHC and UHC.