The Precision Public Health Strategy: Driving data-informed health policies and interventions in the WHO African Region
Precision Public Health (PPH) is about delivering “the right intervention at the right time, every time, to the right population.”1. It focuses on a people-centred approach, identifying communities at risk through the innovative use of technologies innovations and analytics. Applying PPH will ensure that countries will deliver on the principle of “leaving no one behind”.
Precision public health is focused on innovation, harnessing data-driven evidence, targeted interventions and cutting-edge technologies to refine and amplify the impact of health strategies, customizing them to the unique needs and attributes of specific populations or individuals.
