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- Primary health care - World Health Organization (WHO)
Primary health care (PHC) addresses the majority of a person’s health needs throughout their lifetime This includes physical, mental and social well-being and it is people-centred rather than disease-centred PHC is a whole-of-society approach that includes health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care
- Universal health coverage (UHC) - World Health Organization (WHO)
It covers the full continuum of essential health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care across the life course The delivery of these services requires health and care workers with an optimal skills mix at all levels of the health system, who are equitably distributed, adequately supported
- Mental health - World Health Organization (WHO)
strengthen mental health care so that the full spectrum of mental health needs is met through a community-based network of accessible, affordable and quality services and supports WHO gives particular emphasis to protecting and promoting human rights, empowering people with lived experience and ensuring a multisectoral and multistakeholder
- History - World Health Organization (WHO)
An official WHO activity, its mission is based on the principle that understanding the history of health, especially during the last 60 years, helps the global public health community to respond to the challenges of today and help shape a healthier future for everyone, especially those most in need
- About WHO - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO leads global efforts to expand universal health coverage We direct and coordinate the world’s response to health emergencies And we promote healthier lives – from pregnancy care through old age Our Triple Billion targets outline an ambitious plan for the world to achieve good health for all using science-based policies and programmes
- Universal health coverage - World Health Organization (WHO)
Universal health coverage (UHC) means that all people have access to the full range of quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship It covers the full continuum of essential health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care
- Essential newborn care - World Health Organization (WHO)
High-quality universal newborn health care is the right of every newborn everywhere Babies have the right to be protected from injury and infection, to breathe normally, to be warm and to be fed All newborns should have access to essential newborn care, which is the critical care for all babies in the first days after birth
- Protecting workers health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Increasing skills of primary care providers–general practitioners, nurses, environmental and public health technicians, and community health workers–to provide basic occupational health services such as advice on improving working conditions, monitoring the health status of workers and detecting the most common occupational diseases among
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