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Strong Primary Health Care Saves Lives In Times of Crisis and Calm

PHC meets people’s needs at every stage of life

PHC protects global health security, preventing, detecting, and containing outbreaks

5M

5M people die annually due to poor quality health care

PHC delivers essential health services, even in the midst of a crisis

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PHC can meet 80% of people's health care needs

PHC is efficient, delivering good value for money

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50^% of people cannot access essential health care

PHC prevents and treats infectious and noncommunicable diseases

PHC is fair and equitable, accessible to everyone in every community

It’s time to transform the global state of primary health care.

Primary health care is ‘primary’ for a reason. It is the foundation of strong health systems that can help countries realize their biggest health goals: achieving universal health coverage, building resilience to future health threats, and improving population health and well-being overall.

This website offers resources and content developed by the Primary Health Care Performance Initiative to support policymakers, health systems managers, and advocates to catalyze primary health care investments and improvements where they are needed most.