A Global Look at Primary Care in the Era of COVID-19

Panelists examine challenges and best practices in providing primary care around the world, the vitality of access to primary care, and how healthcare settings have evolved in the era of COVID-19.

Suggested additional reading:

• Tom Frieden and Dan Schwarz, “Primary Care Doctors Could be COVID-19's Next Victims,” the Hill
• Tom Freiden et al., “Scaling Up Effective Treatment of Hypertension—A Pathfinder for Universal Health Coverage,” Journal of Clinical Hypertension
• Madeline Pesec et al., “Primary Health Care That Works: The Costa Rican Experience,” Health Affairs
• Shanoor Seervai, “Cuba: Where Primary Care Is All About Community,” Commonwealth Fund
• Primary Care, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
• Noam N. Levey, “A Tale of Two Systems,” Commonwealth Fund
• Michelle M. Doty, Roosa Tikkanen, Arnav Shah, and Eric C. Schneider, “Primary Care Physicians’ Role In Coordinating Medical And Health-Related Social Needs In Eleven Countries,” Health Affairs
• “Realising the Potential of Primary Health Care,” Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development