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The role of hospitals in strengthening primary health care in the Western Pacific

Despite the imperative to strengthen primary health care (PHC) to respond to demographic and epistemological transitions, and meet commitments to achieve universal health coverage, health systems remain hospital-centric with health resources largely concentrated in urban centres. This paper examines islands of innovation that demonstrate the role hospitals can play in influencing the provision of PHC. Drawing on the literature and country case studies from the Western Pacific region, we illustrate mechanisms used to unlock hospital resources to improve PHC, with the transition towards “systems-focused hospitals”.

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