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  Stopping attacks on health care

These attacks deprive people of urgently needed care, endanger health care providers, and undermine health systems. (...) More → Q&A Attacks on health care initiative Attacks on health care initiative Attacks on health care initiative: Documenting the problem Attacks on health care initiative: Documenting the problem Attacks on health care initiative: Advocating for change Attacks on health care initiative: Advocating for change Attacks on health care initiative: Preventing and protecting against attacks Attacks on health care initiative: Preventing and protecting against attacks Publications & reports All → 5 May 2021 Joint note on means to protect health care from acts of violence in the COVID-19... (...) Download Read More 28 November 2018 Attacks on health care brochure Health care is under attack.

Score: 815546.44 - https://www.who.int/activities...topping-attacks-on-health-care

  Primary health care

This is the fundamental premise of primary health care (PHC). Primary health care is a whole-of-society approach to effectively organize and strengthen national health systems to bring services for health and wellbeing closer to communities. (...) Primary health care enables health systems to support a person’s health needs – from health promotion to disease prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, palliative care and more. (...) Fact sheets Primary health care Universal health coverage (UHC) Questions and answers Primary health care Resolutions and Decisions WHA62.12 Primary health care, including health system strengthening  WHA 72.2 Primary health care EB146 (18) Primary health care UNGA74.2 Political declaration of the high-level meeting on universal health coverage WHO teams Primary health care Our work What is PHC?

Score: 813663.53 - https://www.who.int/health-topics/primary-health-care

  Health care | UNHCR Integration Handbook

Health care | UNHCR Integration Handbook Integration Handbook Health care Breadcrumb Home Health Health Care 1. Factors affecting health and access to health care 2. Planning issues to consider 3. (...) Resettled refugees may resist contact with health care services for all but acute health problems fearing that their permanent residence will be compromised if they are found to have a health problem; practical support to access health care services (e.g. transport and child care).

Score: 812249.46 - https://www.unhcr.org/handbooks/ih/health/health-care

  Primary health care in India

Select language Select language English South-East Asia India Home Health topics Our work News Emergencies  About us Home / Health topics / Primary health care WHO/Yoshi Shimizu © Credits Primary health care Primary health care Primary health care is a whole-of-society approach to health and well-being centred on the needs and preferences of individuals, families and communities.  (...) WHO recognizes the central role of primary health care for achieving health and well-being for all, at all ages. (...) These centres will provide comprehensive health care, covering around 70% of out-patient care, including noncommunicable diseases and maternal and child health services.

Score: 811942.8 - https://www.who.int/india/health-topics/primary-health-care

  WHO | Stop the violence. Protect health care

Protect health care Joint statement 1 4 November 2015 In the last few months, a number of attacks against health-care workers, medical transports and facilities have taken place in several countries, like Afghanistan, Syria and Yemen to mention a few. (...) By December 2014, 2398 attacks against health-care personnel, facilities and vehicles had been recorded. (...) As members and partners of the Health Care in Danger initiative, we call on States, weapon bearers, international and national humanitarian agencies and health organizations to give urgent attention to the recommendations resulting from the Health Care in Danger initiative.

Score: 809488.8 - https://www.who.int/workforcea...ia/news/2015/stop-violence/en/

  Primary health care in the Western Pacific

Transforming health systems also means establishing health services that are tailored to the needs of individuals and rebuilding trust in primary health care.   WHO response In partnership with Member States, WHO has developed the new Regional Framework on the Future of Primary Health Care in the Western Pacific. WHO is committed to primary health care as a top priority and an overarching vision for health sector transformation. (...) WHO monitors regional progress and performance on primary health care as part of UHC and SDG monitoring.  Fact sheets Universal health coverage (UHC) Primary health care Resolutions and decisions Western Pacific Region strategy for health systems based on the values of primary health care (WPR/RC61.R2) WHA62.12 Primary health care, including health system strengthening  WHA 72.2 Primary health care EB146 (18) Primary health care UNGA74.2 Political declaration of the high-level meeting on universal health coverage Featured publications All → 6 June 2022 Regional framework for harnessing traditional and complementary medicine for achieving health and well-being...

Score: 809309 - https://www.who.int/westernpac...lth-topics/primary-health-care

  Primary health care in the Western Pacific

Transforming health systems also means establishing health services that are tailored to the needs of individuals and rebuilding trust in primary health care.   WHO response In partnership with Member States, WHO has developed the new Regional Framework on the Future of Primary Health Care in the Western Pacific. WHO is committed to primary health care as a top priority and an overarching vision for health sector transformation. (...) WHO monitors regional progress and performance on primary health care as part of UHC and SDG monitoring.  Fact sheets Universal health coverage (UHC) Primary health care Resolutions and decisions Western Pacific Region strategy for health systems based on the values of primary health care (WPR/RC61.R2) WHA62.12 Primary health care, including health system strengthening  WHA 72.2 Primary health care EB146 (18) Primary health care UNGA74.2 Political declaration of the high-level meeting on universal health coverage Featured publications All → 6 June 2022 Regional framework for harnessing traditional and complementary medicine for achieving health and well-being...

Score: 809309 - https://www.who.int/westernpac...h-topics/primary-health-care/1

  Primary health care in the Western Pacific

Transforming health systems also means establishing health services that are tailored to the needs of individuals and rebuilding trust in primary health care.   WHO response In partnership with Member States, WHO has developed the new Regional Framework on the Future of Primary Health Care in the Western Pacific. WHO is committed to primary health care as a top priority and an overarching vision for health sector transformation. (...) WHO monitors regional progress and performance on primary health care as part of UHC and SDG monitoring.  Fact sheets Universal health coverage (UHC) Primary health care Resolutions and decisions Western Pacific Region strategy for health systems based on the values of primary health care (WPR/RC61.R2) WHA62.12 Primary health care, including health system strengthening  WHA 72.2 Primary health care EB146 (18) Primary health care UNGA74.2 Political declaration of the high-level meeting on universal health coverage Featured publications All → 6 June 2022 Regional framework for harnessing traditional and complementary medicine for achieving health and well-being...

Score: 808906.54 - https://www.who.int/westernpac...h-topics/primary-health-care/2

  Attacks on health care initiative

WHO subsequently created the Attacks on Health Care (AHC) initiative to systematically collect evidence on attacks on health care, to advocate for the end of such attacks, and to promote best practices for protecting health care from attacks. (...) Examples of types of attacks on health can include: Violence with individual weapons Violence with heavy weapons Psychological violence/threat of violence/intimidation Obstruction to delivery of care Assault without weapons Sexual assault Denial of access to services Armed or violent search of health resource Removal of health care assets  Setting fire to health resources Militarization of health care facility  Removal of health care assets What health resources can be affected by attacks on health care? (...) What are the consequences of attacks on health care? Attacks not only endanger health care providers; they can also deprive people of urgently needed care.

Score: 808437.06 - https://www.who.int/news-room/...acks-on-health-care-initiative

  WHO calls for more investment in primary health care

WHO calls for more investment in primary health care World Health Organization Global Regions World Health Organization WHO Regional websites Countries World Health Organization When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. World Health Organization Home Health topics Our work News Emergencies About us Home / News / Detail / WHO calls for more investment in primary health care WHO/Yoshi Shimizu © Credits WHO calls for more investment in primary health care 5 April 2019 News release Manila, Philippines 5 April 2019 | MANILA — Primary health care is key to solving the health challenges facing countries in Asia and the Pacific, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). (...) In some countries in the Region, one in five families spends more than 10% of its income on health care. Globally, the cost of health care pushes 100 million people a year into extreme poverty.

Score: 807624.3 - https://www.who.int/republicof...estment-in-primary-health-care