Why there is an inverse primary-care law in Africa

• Shabir Moosa,
• Silvia Wojczewski,
• Kathryn Hoffmann,
• Annelien Poppe,
• Oathokwa Nkomazana,
• Wim Peersman,
• Merlin Willcox,
• Manfred Maier,
• Anselme Derese,
• David Mant

Affiliations

Shabir Moosa

Department of Family Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Silvia Wojczewski

Department of General Practice, Centre of Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Kathryn Hoffmann

Department of General Practice, Centre of Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Annelien Poppe

Department of Family Medicine and Primary Healthcare, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Oathokwa Nkomazana

University of Botswana School of Medicine, Gaborone, Botswana

Wim Peersman

Department of Family Medicine and Primary Healthcare, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Merlin Willcox

Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

Manfred Maier

Department of General Practice, Centre of Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Anselme Derese

Department of Family Medicine and Primary Healthcare, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

David Mant

Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Oxford University, Oxford, UK