Pandemic proofing primary health care

Resilient primary health care (PHC) systems are the world’s first and best defense against the spread of infectious disease—and our best chance of achieving universal health coverage. The doctors, nurses, and community health workers who staff PHC systems can help control the current pandemic and guard against the next, but they need the multi-pronged support of local governments, the private sector, and the global health community to do it.

SPEAKERS

• Dr. Kimberly Green, Director of Primary Health Care, PATH – moderator
• Dr. Salim Hussein, Head of Department of Primary Health Care, Ministry of Health Kenya
• Tracey McNeill, Director of Health Systems, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• Dr. Monica Oguttu, Executive Director of Kisumu Medical and Education Trust in Kisumu County, Kenya