Bridging the Implementation Gap in Primary Care: from Mental Health Issues to Chronic Diseases Management

Abstract

The current landscape of primary healthcare in developing nations stands at a critical juncture, where the rising burden of non-communicable diseases and an immense mental health treatment gap demand scalable, culturally adapted implementation models. This issue of Primary Care Science and Practice highlights diverse strategies, from systematic reviews of mind-body interventions to original research on digital stressors and public-private partnerships, that aim to bridge these gaps in secondary prevention and integrated care.