PHCPI Blog
PHCPI Congratulates 13 PHC Advocacy Micro-Grant Awardees
At this critical moment for health systems everywhere, the PHCPI Secretariat is thrilled to award micro-grants to 13 organizations who are leading critical work to drive greater action, investment, accountability and improvement for strong primary health care in 2022.
Health For All and by All: Refocusing community’s participation and empowerment as a prerequisite to solid primary health care in Cameroon
Five ways to achieve universal health coverage faster
Universal health coverage (UHC) is a world where everyone everywhere has fair access to essential health products and services required to live a healthy life.
A strong primary health workforce as a crucial foundation for quality care in post-conflict setting
Driving triple-duty health impact through primary health care
Advocating for stronger primary health care systems in Kenya
“A building is only as strong as it’s foundation. The foundation for universal health coverage (UHC) in Kenya is primary health care (PHC),” said Dr.
A Turning Point for Primary Health Care Measurement Around the World: PHCPI Welcomes New Framework from Partners at WHO & UNICEF
This week marks an important milestone for advocates, policymakers and practitioners working to improve primary health care: the launch of the first-ever globally normative and endorsed Primary health care measurement framework and indicators, j
Toward Health for All: Reimagining HIV and PHC for a post-COVID world
On Thursday, August 13th PHCPI hosted for Toward Health For All: Reimagining HIV and PHC for a post-COVID world.
Missed the event? Watch the video here.
This webinar highlighted how countries can strengthen primary health care systems to ensure comprehensive, quality and equitable care for those living with and affected by HIV, particularly key populations and other marginalized groups. COVID-19 has posed new challenges for key populations to accessing care, while also exposing longstanding weaknesses in health systems’ abilities to reach everyone in need.
New routine in primary care: Experiences from an Austrian PHC center during the COVID-19 crisis
At the European Forum for Primary Care (EFPC), we are pleased to join this collaboration on Primary Sources with Wonca, AfroPHC, and PHCPI to promote stories from the frontlines of PHC during the COVID-19 pandemic. EFPC was initiated in early 2005 to improve the health of the population in Europe by promoting strong primary care through generating data and evidence on primary care and by exchanging information between its members.
Our Three Key Takeaways from WHA72
Read our three key takeaways from the 72nd World Health Assembly.
Will 2019 Be the Year of Making Primary Health Care Happen?
This piece was originally published in the Center for Global Development blog on January 25, 2019.
Last fall, policymakers gathered in Astana, Kazakhstan to renew their commitment to primary health care (PHC). The gathering marked the 40th anniversary of the landmark Declaration of Alma-Ata, which enshrined health as a basic human right and paved the way for global recognition of PHC as a fundamental component of national health systems.
Health for all or health for some? The Financial Times interviews WHO Director-General Dr Tedros
The Financial Times interviews Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, about the future of primary health care and the promise of health for all.
Improving Primary Health Care in Ghana: A Strategic Meeting with Key Stakeholders in Accra
PHCPI Data Insight: Primary Health Care Spending
Why is it important for countries to track and understand primary health care spending? Read on as Federica Secci, Health Specialist at the World Bank Group, discusses how accurate primary health care spending data is critical to improving systems and meeting Universal Health Coverage goals.
More than numbers: how better data is changing health systems
The Health Data Collaborative, launched by WHO and partner development agencies, countries, donors and academics, will strengthen countries' capacity to collect, analyse and use reliable health data, thereby reducing administrative burden. A list of 100 core health indicators has been produced, and 60 low income and lower-middle income countries, and their supporting donors, will be using common investment plans to strengthen their health information systems by 2024.
A Decade of Tracking Progress for Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival: The 2015 Report
Countdown to 2015 recently released its final 2015 Report, A Decade of Tracking Progress for Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival. The report summarizes results in each of the 75 Countdown countries, examines trends in maternal and child health, and turns a critical lens to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) framework and future accountability efforts. The report shows that although some health issues and some countries have achieved considerable progress, important gaps remain that must not be forgotten in the transition to the SDGs. When delivered properly, primary health care can meet many of the needs of women and children to accelerate progress toward the SDGs and close the gaps identified in the Countdown to 2015 report.
Partnership Aims to Bolster Local Health Care Providers
Read The New York Times coverage of the Primary Health Care Performance Initiative (PHCPI) launch at a UN General Assembly high-level side event led by Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway, and President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana. Watch the live video of the PHCPI launch event here.
Press Release: New partnership to help countries close gaps in primary health care
On September 26, 2015 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank Group, and the World Health Organization launched a collaboration to strengthen primary health care and advance progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.