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1. Political commitment and leadership

Political commitment and leadership that place PHC at the heart of efforts to achieve universal health coverage and recognize the broad contribution of PHC to the SDGs. Focusing on how political commitment and leadership support PHC orientation of health systems for Universal Health Coverage and Sustainable Development Goals.

KEY QUESTIONS TO SUPPORT PHC-ORIENTED APPROACH TO ADAPTING NATIONAL HEALTH PLAN:

What laws, policies, declarations, rights frameworks, strategies have been developed to reflect a commitment to a PHC Orientation of health systems?
What accountability mechanisms and processes have been established to hold political leaders and other stakeholders accountable for PHC performance or outcomes?
Has political commitment to adequate resourcing of PHC been demonstrated?

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Implementing the primary health care approach: a primer

This Primer is about the 'how' of primary health care (PHC) and brings together best practices and knowledge that countries have generated through 'natural experiments' in strengthening PHC with the best available research evidence. Despite the progress made towards PHC globally, the concept is still often misunderstood, even within the public health community. The Primer offers a contemporary understanding of PHC and more conceptual clarity for strengthening PHC-oriented health systems. It does so by consolidating both scientific evidence and an extensive sample of practical experiences across countries for the needed evidence to address practical implementation issues.

Stronger Collaboration better health: The Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All

Multilateral Health, Development and Humanitarian Agencies

The Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All is a global health partnership that brings together multilateral health, development and humanitarian agencies to better support countries in accelerating progress towards achieving the health-related sustainable development goals.

Strategizing national health in the 21st century: a handbook

Provides access on a regional or country wide data base to Health Planning, Governance, Aid Effectiveness & Support Towards Universal Health Coverage data and documents.

Integrating a focus on anti-corruption, transparency and accountability in health systems assessments

To support the efforts of WHO Member States to prevent corruption through greater transparency and reinforced accountability mechanisms in their health systems.

Reinforcing the focus on anti-corruption, transparency and accountability in national health policies, strategies and plans

To proposes ways to approach national health planning and the development of policies and strategies to identify corruption risk areas and help countries to decide which anti-corruption, transparency and accountability approaches should be deployed in response.

Universal Health Coverage law in practice: legal access rights to health care: introduction

To provide information on the approach to developing country profiles in relation to legal access rights to health care

Country Planning Cycle Data Base

Provides access on a regional or country wide data base to Health Planning, Governance, Aid Effectiveness & Support Towards Universal Health Coverage data and documents.

Universal Health Coverage Law Infographic

To define and provide a quick overview of UHC law.