African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine

Aims & Scope

The African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine (PHCFM), launched in 2008, is the official journal of WONCA (World Organization of Family Doctors) Africa Region and the PRIMAFAMED (Primary Care and Family Medicine) network. It provides a platform for scholarly exchange among family medicine and primary healthcare researchers and practitioners across Africa and reflects a contextual and holistic view of healthcare as practised across the continent. The journal is relevant to a wide variety of researchers and practitioners in district level health services, including family physicians, general practitioners, public health practitioners, nurses, midwives, clinical officers, psychologists, educationalists, social scientists as well as other specialists and therapists. PHCFM seeks to publish innovative research, reviews, country profiles, short reports, editorials, therapeutic letters, and opinion pieces on all aspects of primary healthcare and family medicine in the African context. We welcome basic, clinical, health services, health systems and educational research. Submissions should be focused on the African region, and research data should be from family medicine or primary health care settings. In addition to the main journal, there are four sub-sections: Pain Management and Palliative Care: This section focuses on the development of palliative care in the African region and the management of pain. The section is linked to PainSA, a chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain Sexual Health: This section broadly deals with issues related to sexual health in the context of family medicine and primary health care. For example, this could deal with the adverse consequences of sexual behaviour, sexual wellbeing, sexual justice, or sociosexual issues. This section is linked to the Southern African Sexual Health Association (SASHA). Maternal and Neonatal Health: This section focuses on pre-conception, pregnancy, intrapartum care and postpartum care for women and neonates in the context of family medicine and primary health care. Therapeutic Letters: This section publishes independent drug bulletins to provide evidence-based information to clinicians on topics relevant to family medicine and primary care in the African region. The series is a collaboration with University of British Columbia and is recognised by the International Society of Drug Bulletins (ISDB). Calls are also made on a regular basis for special collections on relevant topics in the field of family medicine and primary health care.

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