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Achieving SDG 3: Policy Brief Series 2018
Oct 29, 2018
With this series of policy briefs, available in English and Español, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s “Health for All” thematic group would like to add to the analysis of achievements and gaps still present on the road towards UHC and a comprehensive PHC implementation. PHC, as conceived by the Alma Ata Conference, refers to the principles of equity, community participation, and intersectoral action. In this regard, three of these policy briefs point to key topics such as public financing mechanisms, a workforce of professionalized community health workers, and the promise of new technology to increase access to and quality of care. These are all important tools to make primary care high-quality, accessible, continued, comprehensive, and coordinated. The other two briefs analyze the role of a “Health in All Policies” approach as a way to implement a multi-stakeholder, coherent, and intersectoral approach; and a case study of cities as an example of how to include health in a different sector’s policies, such as urban planning.

We hope this compilation of evidence and policy proposals will contribute to the comprehensive fulfillment of Agenda 2030 and its aspiration of a world that truly ensures healthy lives and promotes well-being for all at all ages.
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