Primary Health Care as a Strategy to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic: Letter to the Editor

Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Nursing Care Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education and Promotion, Nursing Care Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

Abstract

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is currently one of the most challenging and worrying epidemics. One of the ways to combat the COVID-19 pandemic is to use primary health care (PHC), which is a community-based approach. The present study is based on the authors' experiences and the references at the end of the article. This approach includes health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care. PHC principles include multifaceted problem solving, people participation and self-reliance, use of appropriate technology, government political commitment, principle of justice, principle of comprehensiveness of services, use of reliable information system, use of appropriate research results, motivation, love of service staff, logistical support, and facilities at the national and international level to set up and continue the work of primary health care. These principles can be used as an appropriate solution to combat the COVID-19 epidemic.

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History

  • Receive Date: 28 March 2021
  • Revise Date: 27 May 2024
  • Accept Date: 06 April 2022

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