Identifying gaps in primary healthcare policy and governance in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol for an evidence gap map.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There are gaps in the primary healthcare (PHC) delivery in majority of low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) due to epidemiological transition, emergence of outbreaks or war, and often lack of governance. In LMICs, governance is always a less focused aspect, and often limited to the role of the authority despite potential contribution of other actors. It is evident that community engagement and social mobilisation of health service delivery result in better health outcomes. Even in case of systems failure, the need for PHC services is satisfied by individuals and communities in LMICs. Available evidence including systematic reviews on PHC governance is mostly from high-income countries and there is limited work in LMICs. This evidence gap map (EGM) is a system

SUBMITTER: Saif-Ur-Rahman KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6398635 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature