Why the world needs to rethink primary healthcare after the pandemic

• The COVID-19 pandemic pushed many primary healthcare systems to breaking point.
• The rise of noncommunicable diseases and increasing life expectancy is adding to the pressure.
• Encouraging more robust primary healthcare for all calls for decisive action.

It is more than 40 years since a global declaration on primary healthcare (PHC) called for world governments to take urgent action. Since then, according to the World Bank there has been plenty of talk but not enough action.

In its report Walking the Talk: Reimagining Primary Health Care After COVID-19, the World Bank says: “For nearly half a century, countries have struggled to walk the talk on PHC. We have not built health systems anchored in...

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