{"id":3393,"date":"2026-06-09T14:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/?post_type=working-group&p=3393"},"modified":"2026-06-09T14:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:49:10","slug":"relevant-publications-on-fm-in-lic","status":"publish","type":"working-group","link":"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/nl\/werkgroepen\/huisartsgeneeskunde-internationale-gezondheidszorg\/relevant-publications-on-fm-in-lic","title":{"rendered":"Relevant publications on FM in LIC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Relevant and recent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The most recent publication is a qualitative study on FM in Eldoret Kenya,  an evaluation of their actual performance in the health care system.
It is the best peek inside the work, the thoughts and life of the present FPs. http:\/\/www.biomedcentral.com\/content\/pdf\/1471-2296-13-32.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other relevant papers on Medical education in Subsaharan Africa (SAMSS) are http:\/\/www.samss.org\/literature\/default.aspx?literature<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the evidence of primary care<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. The contribution of primary care to health and health systems in low- and middle-income countries: a critical review of major primary care initiatives.\u00a0Soc Sci Med.<\/a>\u00a02010 Mar;70(6):904-11.\u00a0http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/20089341<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Strategies for integrating primary health services in middle- and low-income countries at the point of delivery.\u00a0Briggs CJ<\/a>,\u00a0Garner P<\/a>.\u00a0http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/16625576<\/a>\u00a0 This overview shows the few studies done and gives recommendations for research.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Is the declaration of Alma Ata still relevant to primary health care? BMJ 2008 Stephen Gillam.\u00a0http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/cgi\/content\/extract\/336\/7643\/536<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. When do vertical (stand alone) programmes have a place in health systems? On the evidence of Vertical vs integrated health care.\u00a0Rifat A. Atun<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Contribution of primary care to health systems and health. B Starfield, Shil.\u00a0http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/16202000<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Strengthening primary care: addressing the disparity between vertical and horizontal investment.\u00a0J. de Maeseneer et al.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    On why FM should be promoted<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Funding for primary health care in developing countries. BMJ\u00a0\u00a02008;336:518-19.<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Exploring the key principles of Family Medicine in sub-Saharan Africa: international Delphi consensus process \u2013\u00a0Bob Mash et all<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Eldoret: Towards a sustainable Family Medicine training in Kenya?\u00a0\u00a0P van den Hombergh, R. Downing, \u00a0P. Chege, G. van Kasteren<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      On<\/strong> access to health workers in rural areas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Projections on\u00a0work force needed in primary care<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Recommendations for Increasing access to health workers in remote and rural areas through improved retention\u00a0Report WHO<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Compulsary service programs for recruiting health workers in remote and rural areas: Do they work?\u00a0WHO Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Providing proper generalist care during compulsory service as Medical Officer.\u00a0Medicus Tropicus sept 2010 (48\/3) pag. 7-8<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. WHO Bulletin (Editorial) \u2013 Maximizing the impact of community-based practitioners in the quest for universal health coverage
        J Campbell et al;\u00a0        http:\/\/www.who.int\/bulletin\/volumes\/93\/9\/15-162198\/en\/<\/a>\u00a0From the new (September) Bulletin issue. \u00a0The editorial refers, among others, to the new analysis by Barbara McPake et al\u00a0in the same issue<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 they report that investment in Community-based practitioners can be a cost-effective approach, in certain contexts and under certain circumstances.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      6. The cost of providing and scaling up surgery: a comparison of a district hospital and a referral hospital in Zambia. Leon Bijlmakers, Dennis Cornelissen. Health Policy and Planning, 2018, 1\u201310<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Relevant and recent The most recent publication is a qualitative study on FM in Eldoret Kenya,  an evaluation of their actual performance in the health care system.It is the best peek inside the work, the thoughts and life of the present FPs. http:\/\/www.biomedcentral.com\/content\/pdf\/1471-2296-13-32.pdf Other relevant papers on Medical education in Subsaharan Africa (SAMSS) are http:\/\/www.samss.org\/literature\/default.aspx?literature On the evidence […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":261,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-3393","working-group","type-working-group","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/working-group\/3393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/working-group"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/working-group"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/working-group\/261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nsgh.nl\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}