Primary Health Care Is the Foundation of Resilient Health Systems Primary health care is often described as the first point of contact between people and the health system. That definition is useful, but it is not sufficient for the era of compound risk. In a resilient health-system framework, primary health care is not only an … Continue reading "Primary Health Care and Health-System Resilience: The First Line of Whole-of-Society Health Security"

Health Is a System Condition Health is often described through hospitals, clinics, medicines, insurance, disease burden, public health programs, and medical technology. These are essential parts of health systems, but they are not the full health environment. Health is also shaped by water, food, housing, energy, air quality, sanitation, education, income, labor conditions, transport, climate, … Continue reading "Introducing Health Nexus: Trust Infrastructure for Health Security, Resilient Health Systems, and Whole-of-Society Well-Being"