The World Health Assembly in resolution WHA72. 2 (2019) requests the Director-General
inter alia “to develop, in consultation with, and with the involvement of more expertise from …

The Alma Ata and Astana Declarations reaffirm the importance of high-quality primary
healthcare (PHC), yet the capacity to undertake PHC research—a core element of high …

Introduction: General Practitioners (GPs) are inevitably involved when disaster strikes their
communities. Evidence of health care needs in disasters increasingly suggests benefits from …

Implementation science is the scientific study of the use of strategies to adopt and integrate
evidence-based health interventions into clinical and community settings to improve …

Background: General practitioners'(GPs') usual professional roles are clearly defined in
communities; however, during disasters, their roles become ill defined, ad hoc and …

Background Associations between maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and
congenital heart defects have been reported, however, the proportion of critical congenital …

Background: To improve the delivery and reach of primary health care, a robust scientific
foundation driven by research is needed. However, few family physicians conduct research …

Rationale Preventive health is a core part of primary care clinical practice and it is critical for
both disease prevention and reducing the consequences of chronic disease. In primary …

Practice-based research networks have been an important strategy in many parts of the
world to enable primary care research and involve clinicians. The Stellenbosch University …

Background: Research is needed to improve the performance of primary health care. In
Africa, few family physicians conduct research, and therefore an online research training …