Submitted by elombatd@who.int on

To revitalise primary health care as the pathway to universal health coverage, WHO in the African Region is prioritising the following actions:

  • Reorienting health systems: advocating for and supporting Member States to reorient their health systems to the primary health care approach.
  • Essential services and quality of care: continuing to support countries in developing and implementing essential health services packages (EHSP), national quality policies and strategies (NQPS) and related plans.
  • Evidence on PHC: finalising the state of PHC in the AFRO report and producing country and regional profiles on PHC.
  • PHC26-30 Roadmap: developing the PHC26-30 Roadmap for revitalising PHC for UHC in the Region.
  • Surgical care: developing the Regional Surgical Care Strategy.
  • Coordination: setting up an Inter-Cluster Technical Working Group to better coordinate WHO support to revitalise PHC in Member States.
  • Evidence and best practices: supporting the generation of health systems evidence and the documentation of best practices.
  • Partnerships: strengthening the regional partnership in support of PHC in the Region, working with Africa CDC, UNICEF, UNFPA, the African Development Bank, the World Bank and other partners.