Improving access to quality essential health services
The main challenge to making progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) comes from persistent barriers to accessing health services. The UHC Partnership’s work helps to address these barriers, whether they are in terms of designing service packages to meet the health needs of the population or supporting access to vulnerable populations. For example, country-level actions have been supported by examples such as Compact 30.30.30 in the Region of the Americas, where commitments have been made to accelerate improving access to health services by reducing barriers.
Designing essential package of health services and primary health care (PHC) models of service delivery
Developing and implementing essential health service packages are one of the keys to UHC. The UHC Partnership provides extensive strategic and technical support to assist countries in developing their own national packages of essential services, leveraging experiences from their peers.
Focus is placed on high-quality, people-centred health services, based on the stated needs of partner countries. To achieve this objective, strengthening PHC as a foundation for UHC and designing essential service packages are central to the work of the UHC Partnership.
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