Universal Health Coverage; Primary Health Care; World Health Organization; policy dialogue; essential public health functions; Health systems resilience
Abstract :
[en] World Health Day was founded at the First Health Assembly in 1948. Since taking effect in 1950, this day has raised awareness on the health priorities of people all over the world. It also marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO).
News Medical commemorates WHO's seventy-fifth birthday and World Health Day this year by reflecting on the past, present, and potential of public health, with a particular focus on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and its importance to public health. We spoke to Gérard Schmets and Denis Porignon, Deputy Director of the WHO Primary Health Care Special Programme and Policy Adviser at the World Health Organization, respectively.
Disciplines :
Public health, health care sciences & services
Author, co-author :
Ellis, Danielle
Schmets, Gerard
Porignon, Denis ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Santé publique : aspects spécifiques
Language :
English
Title :
World Health Day: Giving Universal Health Coverage a Platform
