78th WHA Individual Statements
Distinguished Members of the Seventy-Eighth World Health Assembly,
Universal Health Coverage can only be achieved by bringing the core values of Primary Health Care to life—ensuring accessible, continuous, comprehensive, coordinated, and person-centred care for all.
Family doctors are central to this vision. As doctors of people, not just diseases, they integrate prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and compassion throughout life. They address social determinants of health through intersectoral action, social prescribing, and strong community and public health engagement, including during health crises.
WONCA urges Member States to invest in family doctors by training, supporting, and retaining them. Strengthening family medicine is essential to building resilient, equitable, and sustainable health systems, advancing UHC, and achieving health for all.
Thank you.