BMJ March 13, 2023
Networks of care are a promising way to provide support and resources for isolated primary care workers and deserve more research, argue Enoch Oti Agyekum and colleagues
High quality primary healthcare is a cornerstone of country strategies to achieve universal health coverage but has been difficult to implement and scale. Systemic challenges such as lack of coordination and an inadequate health workforce limit the reach and impact of primary healthcare, which should be able to deliver 90% of essential interventions included in universal coverage.12 Pandemic related setbacks in progress towards universal health coverage makes this a particularly important time to reinvigorate primary care.
Primary care in most low income health systems is underfunded and understaffed,3 especially in rural areas, leaving...