This book analyses the contribution of family medicine to high quality primary healthcare in addressing the challenges faced by the current health system, and provides options for moving forward. It describes the rationale for structuring health systems to be more responsive to the needs of people.
By:
Michael Kidd, Cynthia Haq, Jan De Maeseneer, Jeffrey Markuns, Hernan Montenegro Imprint: CRC Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 244mm,
Width: 171mm,
Weight: 453g ISBN:9781138447318 ISBN 10: 1138447315 Series:WONCA Family Medicine Pages: 322 Publication Date:27 July 2017 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
1. Meeting people’s health needs 2. Improving health systems 3. Family doctors in health systems 4. Education and professional development 5. Creating a supportive environment for optimal family practice 6. Family medicine in lower- and upper- middle income countries 7. “The African family physician”: development of family medicine in Africa in the twenty- first century
MICHAEL KIDD President, World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) Executive Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, Flinders University, Australia.