The strengthening of PHC from the territory is a fundamental part of the transformation processes of health systems that move towards greater service integration.
To address the magnitude of the region's health challenges, the territorial PHC approach must consider the quality of health services, financing, mainly of the first level of care (FLC), stewardship and governance capacities, and the organization, productivity, and efficiency of health networks and services. In the next step, integrate it with prioritized regional efforts such as the development of digital health and telemedicine, the elimination of communicable diseases, the integration of PHC in the approach to Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), and the social determinants of health (SDH).
This series of seminars will cover these topics, sharing experiences and good practices of actors in the territory, to serve as a forum for learning and discussion, providing a platform to explore the challenges and opportunities that arise on the development path of health systems based on PHC.
Series goals:
- Explore the particular characteristics of the PHC approach in the region of the Americas, focusing on the territorial approach and equity.
- Analyze the access challenges and the search for universal access in the territorial context, highlighting the importance of fundamental actions to guarantee quality care.
- Discuss the role of financing, stewardship, governance, and the organization, as well as the productivity and efficiency of health networks and services in strengthening territorial PHC.
- Integrate prioritized regional efforts such as digital health, telemedicine, elimination of communicable diseases, addressing chronic non-communicable diseases, and social determinants of health in the context of territorial PHC.
- Share experiences and good practices of actors in the territory to illustrate the path towards the development of health systems based on PHC.
Audience:
This webinars series is aimed at health professionals, health service managers, policy makers, academics, students and other relevant actors in the health field. The spaces will be led by experts who will allow the exchange of knowledge, experiences and best practices in each field. These dialogues will also allow the exploration of community participation and other interested parties in the service integration process, as well as the influence of health determinants and the importance of concerted political and multisectoral action.
Download the executive summaries of the past webinars:
Watch the full videos of past wbinars:
Seminar 1: National quality and patient safety policies
Seminar 2: Financing primary care and integrated health care
Seminar 3: Tools and practices to operationalize the Primary Health Care approach
Seminar 4: Strengthening the Essential Public Health Functions in the Caribbean
Seminar 5: World Patient Safety Day Celebration
Upcoming Webinars:
November: "Implementation of the essential public health functions in the Americas" document launch.
December: Universal Health Day Celebration