PHC Full Form in Medical is Primary Health Care.
It’s the very minimum of what’s required for disease prevention, health promotion, and sickness management in the healthcare system. About 80% of a person’s health care requirements can be met by primary care providers.
One of the United Nations’ SDG for 2030 is to provide access to quality healthcare for all people. When it comes to healthcare, everyone should be able to get the help they need without having to worry about how they’ll pay for it.
Governments should invest more in primary health care, particularly in health promotion and illness prevention, because most existing PHC systems are geared on treating the sick rather than keeping people healthy. Spending money on preventing illness is more cost-effective than treating it after people become ill.
Existing PHC systems have a cookie-cutter approach, while what is really needed is a person-centered strategy. That calls for a lifetime study of where, when, and why people seek out primary care. The next step is to create a system that can effectively and efficiently address these requirements, whether through the use of multidisciplinary teams or expanded opportunities for self-care.