primary health care
PRY-mair-ee HELTH KAIR
ˈpraɪmɛri hɛlθ kɛərListen
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a whole-of-society approach to health and wellbeing centred on the needs and preferences of individuals, families, and communities; encompasses essential health services delivered as close as possible to where people live and work, integrating prevention, promotion, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care; established as a global priority by the 1978 Alma-Ata Declaration with its call for Health for All and reaffirmed by the 2018 Astana Declaration as the foundation for achieving universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals
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