The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, in collaboration with the Primary Health Care (PHC) Special Programme at World Health Organization, are convening a PHC Research Week to advance the role of research in strengthening PHC systems.
The week will be an opportunity to showcase the existing evidence base, consider research and policy priorities and highlight gaps that remain in taking forward a PHC research agenda. It will kick off on Day 1 with the launch of a theme issue of the WHO Bulletin on Wednesday, 18 November. Day 2 will focus on global and national level evidence. The week will be rounded off on Day 3 with a roundtable discussion on priorities for action.
Events during PHC Research Week
- Day 1: Launch of a special issue of the WHO Bulletin ‘PHC: realizing the vision’ Wednesday, 18 October, 13:00-14:30 CET (Geneva, UTC+1)
- Day 2: Emerging evidence from PHC research Thursday, 19 November, 16:00-17:30 CET (Geneva, UTC+1)
- Day 3: From research to policy action: What is the Future of PHC research Friday, 20 November, 13:00-14:30 CET (Geneva, UTC+1)
More information: Official website (WHO)
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- Countries must invest at least 1% more of GDP on PHC to eliminate glaring coverage gaps
- Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage
- Astana Declaration on Primary Health Care 2018
- The Declaration of Alma-Ata on Primary Health Care
- Standard Treatment Protocol for mental health services into the Primary Health Care System
- World Health Assembly adopts global strategy to accelerate cervical cancer elimination
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