Health Policy and Healthcare System Strengthening: Evaluating the Role of Primary Healthcare in Reducing Health Inequities

Abstract

It is not a secret that primary healthcare (PHC) can be considered the key of any fair and properly structured health system, and in the countries of low- and middle-income, the unequal accessibility, affordability, and quality of the provided services is one of the most urgent questions. Health inequity can be reduced through the adoption of effective health policies coupled with combining service delivery, community based, and financing mechanisms to enhance the PHC in order to improve the overall health of the population. The paper is a critique of the role played by PHC in strengthening health systems on a wider basis and it uses the available evidence on the topic around the world to evaluate the role of PHC-based systems in facilitating equity, enhancing access to services by the marginalized populations and strengthening the resiliency of the system over the long term. The findings have indicated that the nations, which are more PHC oriented, have health indicators that are superior, financial hardship that is lower and unequal care usage. The study finds that it would be necessary to redesign the policies to concentrate on the PHC investments, community involvement, multisector cooperation, and universal health insurance