Primary Health Care: The Foundation for Universal Health Coverage

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Webinar title: Primary Health Care: The Foundation for Universal Health Coverage

This presentation explores how Primary Health Care (PHC) serves as the essential groundwork for achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). It examines PHC’s unique role in providing accessible, comprehensive, and affordable care, especially in underserved areas. Key topics include how PHC promotes health equity, supports disease prevention, and reduces healthcare costs by emphasizing community-based, preventive, and first-contact care. By strengthening PHC systems, countries can build more resilient, inclusive healthcare systems that support the goal of UHC, ensuring that all people receive quality health services without financial hardship.

Speaker: Mr. Basiru Taofeek Adekola

Basiru Taofeek Adekola is a dedicated Community Health Practitioner from Nigeria, with specialized training from University College Hospital, Ibadan. He holds expertise in public health within complex emergencies, acquired from Makerere University, Uganda. He holds a Masters Public Health and is currently pursuing his PhD in Community Health at UNIMED, Nigeria. He is presently a PHC tutor at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria and is actively engaged in professional networks, Basiru is a member of the Association of Schools of Public Health in Africa (ASPHA) and AfroPHC. He combines academic rigor with practical experience to make a meaningful impact in healthcare delivery.

Objectives:

Define the Role of Primary Health Care (PHC) in Achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC)
Explain How PHC Supports Cost-effective and Sustainable Health Outcomes
Examine the Challenges in Strengthening PHC for UHC
Present Strategies to Strengthen PHC as a Pillar of UHC

Date: Thursday, 21st of November 2024

Time: 3 pm Central Africa Time (CAT)

Duration: 1 hour

CPD Points: 1

Primary Health Care: The Foundation for Universal Health Coverage

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