The Limerick Declaration on Rural Health Care 2022
(2023) In Rural and Remote Health 23(1). p.7905-7905- Abstract
The 19th World Rural Health Conference, hosted in rural Ireland and the University of Limerick, with over 650 participants coming from 40 countries and an additional 1600 engaging online, has carefully considered how best rural communities can be empowered to improve their own health and the health of those around them. The conference also considered the role of national health systems and all stakeholders, in keeping with the commitments made through the Sustainable Development Goals and the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health as one of the fundamental rights of every human being. This conference declaration, the Limerick Declaration on Rural Healthcare, is designed to inform rural communities, academics and... (More)
The 19th World Rural Health Conference, hosted in rural Ireland and the University of Limerick, with over 650 participants coming from 40 countries and an additional 1600 engaging online, has carefully considered how best rural communities can be empowered to improve their own health and the health of those around them. The conference also considered the role of national health systems and all stakeholders, in keeping with the commitments made through the Sustainable Development Goals and the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health as one of the fundamental rights of every human being. This conference declaration, the Limerick Declaration on Rural Healthcare, is designed to inform rural communities, academics and policymakers about how to achieve the goal of delivering high quality health care in rural and remote areas most effectively, with a particular focus on the Irish healthcare system. Congruent with current evidence and best international practice, the participants of the conference endorsed a series of recommendations for the creation of high quality, sustainable and cost-effective healthcare delivery for rural communities in Ireland and globally. The recommendations focused on four major themes: rural healthcare needs and delivery, rural workforce, advocacy and policy, and research for rural health care. Equal access to health care is a crucial marker of democracy. Hence, we call on all governments, policymakers, academic institutions and communities globally to commit to providing their rural dwellers with equitable access to health care that is properly resourced and fundamentally patient-centred in its design.
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- author
- Glynn, Liam
; Murphy, Andrew W.
; Scully, Robert
; Strasser, Roger
; Quinlan, Diarmuid
; Cowley, Jerry
; Hayes, Peter
; O'Donnell, Patrick
; O'Regan, Andrew
; Tuli, Shagun
; Santana, Marcela Araujo de Oliveira
; Sparrow-Downes, Victoria M.
; Petrazzuoli, Ferdinando
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; Nowlan, Shelley
; Collins, Claire
; Fogarty, Frank
; MacFarlane, Anne
; Wynn-Jones, John
and Chater, Alan Bruce
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- 2023-01
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
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- keywords
- general practice, health inequities, health policy, multidisciplinary, nursing recruitment, primary care, retention, rural healthcare research, rural-proofing, family medicine
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- Rural and Remote Health
- volume
- 23
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 1 pages
- publisher
- Deakin University
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- pmid:36631080
- scopus:85146140947
- ISSN
- 1445-6354
- DOI
- 10.22605/RRH7905
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 2effdb35-fb84-4e26-9439-b620c1cfd775
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- 2023-02-16 14:33:35
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author = {{Glynn, Liam and Murphy, Andrew W. and Scully, Robert and Strasser, Roger and Quinlan, Diarmuid and Cowley, Jerry and Hayes, Peter and O'Donnell, Patrick and O'Regan, Andrew and Tuli, Shagun and Santana, Marcela Araujo de Oliveira and Sparrow-Downes, Victoria M. and Petrazzuoli, Ferdinando and Nowlan, Shelley and Collins, Claire and Fogarty, Frank and MacFarlane, Anne and Wynn-Jones, John and Chater, Alan Bruce}},
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