Health Begins in the Community, but Primary Care Centers Are Not Taking Off.

When a family doctor arrives in a community, their first task is to conduct a survey to identify the number of patients with hypertension, diabetes, teenage pregnancy, and other high-risk conditions, and to develop a strategic plan to reduce the rates of these diseases or conditions. This was explained by Rubén Vásquez, past president of the Dominican Society of Family and Community Medicine (Sodomefyc), who believes that the limitation in prima…