Abstract

FINA-LUBAKI, Jean-Pierre; E'KITIAK, Junior Mudji  and  NGWALA, Philippe Lukanu. Primary healthcare training in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Afr. j. prim. health care fam. med. (Online) [online]. 2024, vol.16, n.1, pp.1-3. ISSN 2071-2936.  https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v16i1.4508.

Family medicine is a relatively new discipline in the Democratic of the Congo. It was developed under South-South and Churches Collaboration with the aim of responding in a cost-efficient manner to the crisis of health practitioners in mostly Christian and protestant hospitals based in rural areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Keywords : primary care; family medicine; training; education; challenges.

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