Definicija PHC
PHC or ”Primary Health Care” means provision of health services in the outpatient setting that include, inter alia:
(i) protection and improvement of health, prevention and early detection of diseases (i.e., diagnostics, treatment, health care and rehabilitation of the sick and injured);
(ii) preventive health care of population groups exposed to an increased risk of disease and others health hazards;
(iii) health education and counseling for the preservation and improvement of health, including the improvement of reproductive health, as well as counseling in the field of early development and adolescence;
(iv) prevention, early detection and control of malignant diseases;
(v) prevention, detection and treatment of diseases of the mouth and teeth;
(vi) regular visits, treatment, health care and rehabilitation at home;
(vii) prevention and early detection of diseases, health care and rehabilitation for persons placed in social welfare institutions;
(viii) Prehospital Emergency Services;
(ix) pharmaceutical health care;
(x) rehabilitation of children with developmental disabilities and adults with disabilities;
(xi) protection of mental health; and
(xii) Palliative Care.