[Primary health care contributes to global health].
Global health interventions often focus on specific diseases, thus forming vertical programmes. Studies show that vertical programmes perform poorly, which underlines the need for a horizontal basis: universal community-based primary health care, which improves health equity and outcomes. The diagonal approach supports an integrated patient-centered health-care system. The ''15% by 2015''-initiative suggests that vertical programmes invest 15% of their budgets in strengthening integrated primary health care. Strategies depend on local context.
Center for Global Sundhed, Institut for Folkesundhed, Aarhus Universitet, Bartholins Allé 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
Mette Morre
MM
Aabenhus
Michael
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Schriver
Per
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Kallestrup
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