Strong Primary Health Care Saves Lives

PHC meets people’s needs at every stage of life

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

5M

5M people die annually due to poor quality health care

PHC is essential to achieving universal health coverage

80^%

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

PHC is efficient, delivering good value for money

50^%

50^% of people cannot access essential health care

PHC protects global health security, preventing and detecting outbreaks before they spread

PHC prevents and treats infectious and noncommunicable diseases

PHCPI is a partnership dedicated to transforming the global state of primary health care

We are a partnership of country policymakers, health systems managers, advocates and others who are passionate about catalyzing primary health care improvements in low- and middle-income countries. We believe primary health care is critical to keeping people safe and healthy in times of crisis and calm.

Improving primary health care begins with better measurement.

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As COVID-19 Spreads, It's Time to Diagnose & Treat Our Broken PHC Systems

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Investing in Community Health, Fighting COVID-19, and Achieving UHC

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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Jean Kagubare: Primary health care is exactly that