Current Status and Prospects of General Practitioners in Community-based Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases

Abstract

The prevention and control of communicable diseases is a major concern for the livelihood of the people.General practitioners play an irreplaceable role in the community-based prevention and control of communicable diseases as one of the key providers of primary care. This study discusses the shortcomings of general practitioners and the role they should play in the community-based prevention and control of communicable diseases based on their current situation by reviewing relevant domestic and foreign literature, and proposes that the laws and regulation system for the prevention and control of communicable diseases should be improved, a hierarchical medical system should be implemented, a robust information platform of prevention and control system should be enhanced, an efficient incentive and development mechanism should be established, and the financial and material investment in primary care, continuing medical education and regular drills should be enhanced, aiming to enhance the job attraction of general practitioners and the capabilities of community-based comprehensive prevention and control of communicable diseases.

Keywords

• communicable diseases|communicable disease control|general practitioners|community health services|prevention and control of communicable diseases|review