Challenges of implementing a primary health care strategy in a context of a market-oriented health care system: the experience of Bogota, Colombia.

Background: Although Colombia has a health system based on market and neoliberal principles, in 2004, the government of the capital-Bogota-took the decision to formulate a health policy that included the implementation of a comprehensive primary health care (PHC) strategy. This study aims to identify the enablers and barriers to the PHC implementation in Bogota.

Methods: The study used a qualitative multiple case study methodology.