Publication: Integrating NCD and Mental Health into Primary Health Care: How Digitally Enabled Team-based Care Improves Pathways to Care
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This brief examines the potential for digital health to address some of these challenges to increase prevention knowledge and screening, connect individuals with the health system specifically at the PHC level, and facilitate person-centered care using a team-based approach. The World Bank’s Digital Transformation for Person-Centered NCD and Mental Health Care: A Practical Primer provides more information on how digital technologies can be harnessed across the health care cascade.
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“World Bank. 2025. Integrating NCD and Mental Health into Primary Health Care: How Digitally Enabled Team-based Care Improves Pathways to Care. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/44069 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”
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