Primary Health Care (PHC) is the "essential health care" that is based on scientifically strong and communally acceptable methods and technology. This makes universal health care accessible to all individuals and families in a community. It is through their full participation and at a cost that the community and the country can afford to maintain at every stage of their development in the spirit of self-reliance and self-determination.
Primary Health Care (PHC) is the base of every health care system: the primary contact and ongoing link between people and their health providers. PHC is how individuals and families connect with the health care system throughout their lives.