This report examines primary health care across OECD countries before the COVID-19 pandemic, and draws attention to how primary health care is not living up to

The rapid spread of COVID-19 added urgency to the need to address long-standing pressures on health systems, linked to growing citizens' expectations, populatio

Health care is constantly undergoing change and refinement resulting from the adoption of new practices and technologies, the changing nature of societies and p

This Primer is about the 'how' of primary health care (PHC) and brings together best practices and knowledge that countries have generated through 'natural expe

People today are living longer with complex health needs but often receive fragmented care. This has prompted countries to support patient-centred, integrated c