The achievement of any State in the promotion and protection of health is of value all Strengthening health systems is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity wards universal health coverage The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition Governments have a responsibility for the health of their peoples which can be fulfilled only by the provision of adequate health and social measures The extension all peoples of the benefits of medical, psychological and related knowledge is essential the fullest attainment of health WHO-EM/HEC/048/E
PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS NO POVERTY PEACE AND JUSTICE ZERO HUNGER LIFE ON LAND EMPOWERING STRONG LOCAL INSTITUTIONS TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, MONITOR AND ACCOUNT FOR AMBITIOUS NATIONAL SDG RESPONSES MOBILIZING PARTNERS TO MONITOR AND ATTAIN THE HEALTH-RELATED SDGS PRIORITIZING THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE POOR ADDRESSING THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF ALL FORMS OF MALNUTRITION QUALITY EDUCATION LIFE BELOW WATER PROMOTING HEALTH AND PREVENTING DISEASE THROUGH HEALTHY NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING SUPPORTING HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND HEALTH EQUITY GENDER EQUALITY World Organization 2017 Some rights reserved. This work is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO licence (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo). CLIMATE ACTION SUPPORTING THE RESTORATION OF FISH STOCKS TO IMPROVE SAFE AND DIVERSIFIED HEALTHY DIETS PROTECTING HEALTH FROM CLIMATE RISKS, AND PROMOTING HEALTH THROUGH LOW-CARBON DEVELOPMENT PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION OF MEDICINES TO COMBAT ANTIBIOTIC RESPONSIBLE RESISTANCE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES FOSTERING HEALTHIER CITIES THROUGH URBAN PLANNING FOR CLEANER AIR AND SAFER AND MORE ACTIVE LIVING universal health coverage SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL ENSURE HEALTHY LIVES AND PROMOTE WELL-BEING FOR ALL AT ALL AGES ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE BASED ON STRONGER PRIMARY CARE REDUCED INEQUALITIES PROMOTING NATIONAL R&D CAPACITY AND MANUFACTURING OF AFFORDABLE ESSENTIAL MEDICAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE 3 PROMOTE WELL-BEING FOR ALL AT ALL AGES ENSURE HEALTHY LIVES AND PROMOTING HEALTH EMPLOYMENT AS A DRIVER OF INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH FIGHTING GENDER INEQUITIES, INCLUDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTING DISEASE THROUGH SAFE WATER AND SANITATION FOR ALL PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR HEALTHY HOMES AND LIVES AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION Concept and design: YAT Communication
Supporting countries in moving ward Universal Coverage (UHC) is everybody s business within the WHO. Achieving UHC requires functioning health systems. It requires clear vision and political commitment; good governance and rule of law; strong institutions, policies and leadership; valid, reliable and timely information; effective strategies for financial protection; health facilities and infrastructure; trained workforce; integrated quality services; appropriate medicines and technology; as well as effective mechanisms for evidence informed decision making. The Departments of System Development (HSD) and Information Evidence and Research (IER), work closely with WHO country offices on the below areas of work strengthen health systems: Governance & Financing Information & Statistics Integrated Service Delivery Workforce Development Essential Medicines & Technologies Research Development & Innovation Other technical departments of the WHO EMRO also play critical role in supporting UHC. These include Communicable Disease Prevention and Control; Environmental Action; Emergencies Programme; Protection and Promotion; Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental ; as well as Polio Eradication Programme. Equity, human rights, solidarity and social protection, collaboration and partnership, accountability, and Sustainable Development Goals are cross-cutting themes in all of WHO work. National health systems reflect economic, social and political diversity in the Region. Protracted emergencies and the resulting migrations and displaced populations also provide a critical context the health systems. This brochure provides information about our key health system related areas of work - in the context of existing challenges and opportunities - and the response we generate. Moniring Partnerships SDGs and UHC moniring Use in decisionmaking Information & Statistics Capacity development Research Development & Innovation Strengthening routine data Research Priorities and dissemination HIS policies & standards Accountability Research standards and ethics Collaboration with Action Governance & Financing Evidence for policy making Policy Assistance Policy Protection Workforce Policy Financial Protection Leadership Development Human Rights universal health coverage Workforce Regulation Workforce Education Workforce Development Knowledge Generation Solidarity Technical Cooperation Partnership for Family Practice Hospital Management Equity Essential Medicines & Technologies Medical Devices Essential Medicine Policy Workforce Information Integrated Service Delivery Essential Emergency Care Quality & Safety Vaccine Production Capacity Development Regulary Strengthening
People-centred health systems for universal health coverage is a human right. And, it is not just an absence of disease. By virtue of these two considerations health services are required at individual and population levels and actions are needed address determinants of health. systems are a sum tal of all these efforts by governments, private secr, development partners and, equally importantly, by communities, families and people themselves. Medicines and Technologies Governance Information Extend non-covered Population: who is covered? Reduce cost sharing and fees Include other services Services: which services are covered? Direct costs: proportion of the costs covered? Without an underlying robust and resilient health system, health care services and essential public health functions can neither be effective nor sustainable, including emergency response. Weak health systems also endanger global health as was evident from the recent Ebola crises in West Africa. Prevention and control of communicable and noncommunicable diseases, mental health, maternal and child health care, care of the elderly and people with physical disabilities and varied other health programmes all require well-functioning health systems. Governments have the primary responsibility organize, finance and lead health systems. Public health security Equitable health outcomes Universal health coverage All communities and people receive the quality health services they need, without financial hardship system strengthening Economic growth & employment Human Resources People Service Delivery Financing Three dimensions consider when moving wards universal health coverage Universal health coverage is a means ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages with explicit affirmative action for vulnerable populations. Universal health coverage means provision of quality services everybody without discrimination of any kind and without exposing people financial hardship. One of the targets of Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3) is achieve global universal health coverage by 2030. Universal health coverage, like the SDGs, cannot be achieved without public private partnerships. The classical building blocks of health systems have a dynamic relationship with each other. Progress or deterioration in one area affects the others. In concert, they constitute a system which acts as a platform for safe and quality health services and public health interventions produce desirable health outcomes. Reliable indicars of health system performance tell a sry about the health situation of the people and the country over time. Fit-for-purpose health systems have good foundations, robust institutions and the agility transform with changing times. A world with equitable and universal access health care and social protection, where physical, mental and social well-being are assured Our Vision, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development For further information: International Partnership for UHC 2030 https://www.internationalhealthpartnership.net/en/ Strategizing national health in the 21st century: a handbook http://www.who.int/healthsystems/publications/nhpsp-handbook/en/
36.4 Lebanon 37.7 Palestine 53.7 12.7 58.4 Morocco Tunisia 37.7 Libya 26.5 20.9 Egypt 55.7 Syrian Arab Republic Jordan Iraq 39.7 Saudi Arabia Kuwait Islamic Republic of Iran 40.6 Afghanistan 63.9 Pakistan 56.3 14.3 United Arab Emirates Oman 17.8 20% 40% 60% 80% Sudan 5.8 Out of pocket expenditure as % of tal health expenditure 75.5 Djibouti 76.4 Yemen Bahrain Out-of-pocket payments comprise all direct formal and informal payments made by users of care at the point of delivery. High out-of-pocket payment can be a major deterrent people receiving the health care they need, of good quality, and can expose people financial hardship. The Region continues be a low invesr in health, with a high share of out-of-pocket payment in tal health spending exceeding 75% in some low-income countries. It is estimated that around 16.5 million individuals face financial hardship and around 7.5 million are pushed in poverty every year because of high out-of-pocket payments. 35.8 Somalia Not Available 23.3 Qatar 6.9 Disclaimer: The presentation of material on the maps contained herein does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Organization concerning the legal status of any country, terriry, city or areas or its authorities of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate border areas for which there may not yet be full agreement. Source: Regional Office data, 2014
Governance and Financing 8.7% system strengthening for universal health coverage requires political commitment, effective leadership, clear vision, strong institutions and dynamic health policies. Our work is inspired by the call in the SDGs leave no one behind. We promote good governance for equitable, effective and efficient health systems, and support the development of appropriate strategies for financial protection for all so that people do not face financial hardship when they fall sick. We work closely with development partners mobilize and align resources wards shared national health goals and commitments. policy National health policies, strategies and plans laws and regulations Alignment with Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge generation for evidence-based policies 1.6% The Region spends only 1.6 8.7 % % of the world s population of global health spending for Between 20 40 % % of health resources are wasted because of health system inefficiencies and financing strategies for universal health coverage Financial protection financing diagnostics and policy analysis Resources tracking and economic evaluation for priority setting More than For the last 15 years, around Leadership development Investing in public health leaders of the future Proactively tackling national and regional health priorities Actively engaging in global health 50 % of countries of the Region are yet develop health strategies for universal health coverage 40 % of regional health spending has been paid out of pocket Partnership for health Resource mobilization through strengthened partnerships Strengthening international health partnership for UHC2030 Supporting grant applications and management Accountability and transparency Equity, gender and human rights In 2015, more than US$ 150 million was allocated by the Gavi Alliance and the Global Fund alone for health system strengthening in the Region 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% General Government Expenditure % GGE (Priority) GGE % GDP (Fiscal Space) LIC MIC HIC Good governance and the rule of law are essential for sustainable development Our Vision, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development National health policies, strategies and plans http://www.who.int/nationalpolicies/en/ financing for universal coverage http://www.who.int/health_financing/en/ Average health priority in government expenditure and average fiscal space in low/middle-and high-income countries of the Region
Leaving no one behind! Information & Statistics 45 information systems (HIS) including civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems are indispensable sources of health information data for planning and decision-making. Strengthening HIS in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region is a special priority in WHO s work in the region. We work with Member States assess the performance of health information and civil registration systems, develop strategic and long-term plans, and in increasing national capacity for development and use of valid information. These also include the development of valid indicars and estimates for assessing risk facrs, health care provision and capacity and health outcomes. % of causes of deaths reported by the countries are erroneously coded In 2017 79 80 Multi-year national survey plans information standards HIS policies & standards in EMR and on average, Donor coordination and stakeholder mapping HIS and CRVS policies and strategies %, HIS comprehensive assessments 71 % of the core indicars were reported by high-income, middleincome and low-income countries, respectively. Strengthening CRVS systems Causes of death and morbidity data 18 countries use Regional core health indicars Every year 7.5 and million people become poor because of out-of-pocket payments in the Region systems in the Region suffer from different forms of inequality that are harshly affecting vulnerable and marginalized populations. This requires enhancing accountability through good governance. Despite the potential enhance domestic funding and prepayment arrangements for health in the Region, public investment in the health secr remains low. Many development partners are involved in health system strengthening in the Region yet coordination is weak. SDGs and UHC moniring National survey conduct and analysis National moniring mechanisms Geographic Information Systems Use in decisionmaking observaries and dashboards for decision-making Core indicars reporting Integrated national HISs Valid and timely health information for achieving universal health coverage Sustainable Development Goal 3, Target 3.8 Equity analysis 13 countries have reported cause specific mortality data in the last 5 years 7 countries in the region have not conducted a census in the last 10 years ICD-10 Strengthening routine data % for mortality and morbidity recording
Every birth registered, every death registered with certified cause of death Integrated Service Delivery The ultimate goal of universal health coverage is the provision of quality health services that are accessible, affordable and acceptable. Our work is guided by WHO Framework on integrated people-centred health services and the Framework for action on advancing universal health coverage in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. The needs for health services can be met by the development of a package of essential health services. Our main focus is on primary and community health care, hospital care and management, quality and safety of services and emergency services. From 5 hospital beds per 10 000 population (2013) 37OECD average: 48 (range from 5 133) (2013) 93 % of physicians at primary health care level are not trained as family physicians Primary and community health Care Integrated district health system based on the family practice approach Essential package of health services Service delivery in emergencies Only Only 70 % of births and deaths in EMR registered appropriately and in 40 % a timely manner. Hospital management Assessment Capacity-building Performance moniring 4 out of 22 countries in the Region report comprehensive treatment of noncommunicable diseases at primary health care level 1 patients admitted hospital out of 10 experience adverse events Quality of services and patient safety 80 70 60 Estimated timely coverage of birth and death registration, data available for 2016 70 60 Quality and safety Accreditation of health facilities National quality policies Priority actions for emergency care 60 % of the regional population lives in countries with complex emergencies 50 % of the world s refugees are in this Region Percent 50 40 30 20 10 0 30 Birth registration Unregistered Registered 40 Death registration Emergency care services Assessment of emergency care services for resilient health systems Intersecral collaboration and public private partnerships for universal health coverage Norms and standards for ensuring access, equity, quality and safety of integrated health services 80 % of hospital beds are in the public secr Public secr Despite shortage, 40 % of public beds are unutilized Achieve universal health coverage, including..., access quality essential health-care services for all Sustainable Development Goal 3, Target 3.8 WHO Framework on integrated people-centred health services http://www.who.int/servicedeliverysafety/areas/people-centred-care/en/ Primary and community health care http://www.emro.who.int/health-pics/primary-community-health-care/ Hospital care http://www.who.int/hospitals/en/ Patient safety http://www.emro.who.int/entity/patient-safety/index.html
The underserved Workforce Development Density of health workforce varies workers are the most important resource for health systems. The resilience of health systems is heavily reliant on the availability of competent health workers. The world suffers from a shortage of health workers, and if the current trends continue, a shortfall of 18 million health workers is projected by 2030, primarily in low- and lower-middle-income countries, with approximately 1.6 million in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. We thus work wards ensuring that all people have access a competent health workforce functioning within robust health systems. From 0.3 physicians 30.7 per 10 000 population Proportion of expatriate health workers varies from Up 70 % of outpatient services are provided by the private health secr in the Region Not everyone in the Region has access needed health services. The quality of services remains questionable, which can result in exposure unsafe care. The private health secr is growing with minimal policy direction and regulation and it is hardly a part of governments health secr planning processes. services are seriously affected in emergency situations, which are widespread in the Region. workforce policy workforce regulation workforce education workforce information Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce in developing countries Sustainable Development Goal 3, Means of Implementation Target 3.c workforce governance Labour market analysis workforce management systems Regulation of health professionals practice Accreditation of health education institutions Education capacities with quality and relevance Faculty development workforce information and evidence workforce observaries workforce assessment Strategic guidance workforce in protracted crisis From 0.1 pharmacists From 0.02 dentists From 0.8 nurses 18.3 per 10 000 population 12.9 per 10 000 population 66 and midwives per 10 000 population workforce resource centre http://www.emro.who.int/health-workforce/resources/index.html 43% 91% 86 % 50 % workforce observary http://www.emro.who.int/healthworkforce_observary/index.html of 2520 injured or killed health workers that were globally reported in 2014 2015 belonged the Region of countries have less than 2 nurses per physician (OECD average 3.4) in high-income countries
workers save lives! 7 22 out of countries face critical shortage of health workforce in the Region Countries face an overall shortage of qualified health workers with suboptimal and imbalanced production and availability in the Region. Inequitable geographic distribution and skill mix as well as increasing health workers mobility are daunting challenges. Concerns also abound in relation quality, relevance and performance of health workers. A number of countries face protracted crises where health workers safety and security are major concerns. Reliable and updated health workforce information is seriously lacking in the Region, which impedes evidence-based health workforce planning. Essential Medicines & Technologies Reliable and sustainable access quality-assured essential medicines, vaccines, medical devices, diagnostics and other technologies is an integral component of the health system without which universal health coverage is not possible. Medicines and health technologies must be available, affordable, acceptable and appropriately prescribed and used. We work with Member States help develop appropriate medicine and technology policies and assist in building national capacities in efficient and effective management of the supply chain. Promotion of good governance in national regulation and management of medicines with a focus on accountability and transparency is our major priority. Essential medicine policy Medical devices Vaccine production Regulary strengthening Achieve universal health coverage, including access safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all Sustainable Development Goal 3, Target 3.8 Medicines and health technology policies Good governance of medicines and medical products technology assessment Guidance on improving access high priced medicines Innovation and horizon scanning Efficient life-cycle management Guidance on improving access, quality, regulation and use Self-sufficiency Prequalification of vaccines Quality management System Good regulary practice frameworks Transparency and accountability mechanisms Enhancing capacities of national regulary authorities Equitable access Assured safety and quality 15 18 Around 50 % More than countries have not updated national medicine policies in last 10 years Not functioning not updated of medical equipment in developing countries is NOT functioning, NOT used correctly and optimally, and invariably NOT maintained of expenditure on medicines, vaccines, and medical devices is wasted Out of 15 More than 50 % 50 % Only 2 out of 22 countries have health technology assessment (HTA) units or agencies HTA countries have not updated the essential medicines list for the past two years countries assessed, NONE have a written conflict of interest with regard regulation of medicines of medicines are prescribed or used irrationally not updated Not Available
Access medicines and technologies Research Development, Use & Innovation The WHO constitution calls for promoting research for developing health systems, understanding causes of poor health, and mitigating effects of other determinants on health. The increasing calls for equity and rising expectations in the Region for a better life and improved health call for more research. We support Member States in promoting and enabling a culture and environment of research that is responding the needs and priorities of the countries. There is also a strong focus on innovative and feasible approaches enhance the use of research evidence in decision-making, including national policies and guidelines. 77 % of EMR countries have national bioethics or ethics committees 10 universities 3alone produce over % of EMR health related research publications Capacity development research practice and methods Accessible and high quality regional journal (Eastern Mediterranean Journal) Mapping capacities and outputs of health research institutions 57 % of Ministries of have research coordination unit or national health research strategies 10 countries each produces less than1% of EMR research publications In low- and middle-income countries of the Region: 20-60 % % of national health budgets is spent on medicines and technologies. Research Priorities and dissemination Research standards and ethics National and regional research priorities Priority health research (incl. implementation and field research) Research dissemination via e.g. InterNetwork Access Research Initiative (HINARI) and Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (IMEMR) National ethics / bioethics / research ethics committees National capacities on ethics Innovative, public health oriented research Only countries have established national guideline development programs 3 4 78 academic journals in the region are indexed in PubMed National knowledge translation strategies and policy briefs Not everyone in the Region has proper access quality-assured, safe, reliable and efficacious essential medicines and technologies. This can be attributed lack of clear policies, weak regulary oversight, limited public awareness, and improper management, prescribing and use. Moreover, the ability of Member States overcome these challenges using innovation, local production and/or technology transfer is limited. Evidence for policy making Directing health research wards people s health needs and build national capacity use evidence in policy-making National guideline development and adaptation Institutional capacities for evidence-informed policy making Collaboration Innovation During 2003 2014 EMR research production increased 4-fold ( 4.2 papers per 100000 population) 46 WHO Collaborating Centers located in the region EMR Regional Committee Resolutions, EM/RC64/R.1
Research evidence for informing health policy 5EMR countries produce of research publications 80 % While research health-related publications has been increasing in most EMR countries in recent years, there are important concerns about the adequacy of coverage of national health priorities in such research. Also national capacities for improving use of research evidence in health policy making are limited. Some key products, initiatives, courses and networks Governance & Financing Team Information & Statistics Integrated Service Delivery Team Workforce Development Team Essential Medicines & Technologies Team Research Development & Innovation Leadership for Programme (LfH) An initiative establish a critical mass of public health leaders in the Region. Two rounds have taken place, in 2015 and 2016. http://www.emro.who.int/about-who/regional-direcr/leadership-for-health-programme.html Regional DCP Economic Evaluation Network HEEN, a Disease Control Priorities Network (DCPN) related regional community of practice of health economists on economics of health and health care. http://dcp-3.org/country-work/health-economic-evaluation-network The role of law in health system strengthening in the Region - practical skills for legislars and regulars A training course on making better use of laws for effective and sustainable health system interventions. emrgohhr@who.int Framework for health information systems and core indicars for moniring health situation and health system performance Regional health observary https://rho.emro.who.int/rhodata/node.main Regional health observary A platform for dissemination of information on the 68 core health and SDG indicars in EMR. https://rho.emro.who.int/rhodata/node.main Sustainable Development Goals Global indicars framework for SDGs: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicars/indicars-list/ Civil Registration and Vital Statistics WHO work in improving CRVS in EMR: http://www.emro.who.int/entity/civil-registration-statistics/index.html Bridging programme for building capacities of general practitioners in family medicine A joint programe with the American University of Beirut (AUB) has established master trainers in 12 countries of the Region. emrgophc@who.int Capacity development workshops for hospital managers Capacity development workshops are organized for hospital managers and policy-makers in the Region. emrgohcm@who.int workforce observaries A forum for improving, sharing and dissemination of information on health workforce in the Region. http://www.emro.who.int/healthworkforce_observary/index.html Action framework for health workforce development To provide guidance address health workforce challenges with a long-term vision in the Region. http://www.emro.who.int/health-workforce/strategy/index.html Eastern Mediterranean Drug Regulary Authorities (EMDRA) network EMDRA network is an exclusive forum for major stakeholders in the area of drug regulation. emrgoemp@who.int The good governance for medicines (GGM) initiative 16 out of 22 countries are implementing the GGM initiative in the Region improve transparency and accountability in the management of medicines. emrgoemp@who.int The low-cost medical devices (LCMD) initiative An initiative improve access priority medical devices that have a strong value proposition and substantial potential for high impact. emrgoemp@who.int Research Promotion and Development (RPD) http://www.emro.who.int/entity/research/index.html Eastern Mediterranean Journal (EMHJ) http://www.emro.who.int/emh-journal/authors Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region http://www.emro.who.int/information-resources/imemr/imemr.html WHO Collaborating Centres http://www.who.int/collaboratingcentres/en/ Framework for action on advancing universal health coverage (UHC) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region Strategic component Developing a vision and strategy for universal health coverage Improving health financing system performance and enhancing financial risk protection Expanding the coverage of needed health services Ensuring expansion and moniring of population coverage Actions for countries Formulate a vision transform the national health system wards UHC Establish a multisecral mechanism for UHC at the highest level Institutionalize a mechanism for public involvement in the development and promotion of a UHC vision and strategy, e.g. through public representative assemblies and civil society. Undertake an evidence-informed health system review for UHC assess the status of and gaps in financial protection, service and population coverage Develop a roadmap for health system strengthening achieve UHC with short, medium and long-term goals Strengthen reliable moniring and evaluation system track, evaluate and report UHC progress Enhance public investment and public private partnership for UHC Promote implementation research for UHC Develop and implement an evidence-informed health financing strategy for UHC Analyse health expenditure patterns and health financing arrangements using household surveys, health accounts and other diagnostic ols identify gaps and underlying causes Track the incidence of catastrophic health expenditures and impoverishment, differentiated along socioeconomic and demographic dimensions Engage with national finance authorities promote predictable public financing for health and ensure alignment with health secr requirements for UHC Explore creative revenue raising mechanisms for health Establish/expand prepayment arrangements, e.g. social health insurance and general government revenue arrangements, limit out-of-pocket payments Reduce fragmentation in pooling arrangements across different schemes avoid negative consequences for equity and efficiency Move from passive strategic purchasing arrangements (by linking decisions on resource allocation information on providers performance and health needs) Unify national information systems for provider payment Identify sources of health secr inefficiencies and ensure value for money Improve quality, safety and continuity of care by expanding person-centred integrated health service delivery Design and implement a service package of highest priority evidence-informed person- and population-based interventions Improve health workforce availability, accessibility, quality and performance meet current and future health service requirements Ensure reliable access, and regulation, quality, safety and affordability of essential medicines and health technologies, as part of the services package, appropriately employing health technology assessment (HTA) Integrate emergency health care in service delivery enhance health system resilience Strengthen engagement with and regulation of for-profit and not-for-profit private secr for service provision in support of UHC Prioritize expansion of service coverage and financial protection for vulnerable and informal groups as part of the Sustainable Development Goals Collect data, disaggregated by socioeconomic and demographic facrs, monir equity in progress wards UHC Support from WHO and other development partners Facilitate convening of stakeholders for dialogues on UHC vision and strategies Share global experience, evidence and good practices in strengthening health systems wards UHC Develop national capacities in health system strengthening and leadership for UHC Provide technical support strengthen national health information systems effectively monir and evaluate equitable progress wards UHC Provide support for improving public investment, public private partnership, resource mobilization and aid-effectiveness Assist in development of health financing reform options for advancing UHC Support the development of national health care financing strategies wards UHC Support the health budget dialogue for UHC, covering issues of fiscal sustainability and public financial management Build capacities on health expenditure surveys, health accounting, economic evaluation and other health financing system diagnostic ols Develop guidance on prepayment arrangements including social health insurance Facilitate exchange of knowledge and experience between policy-makers and financial managers on health financing reform Build regional and national consensus on health financing reforms for UHC Facilitate national planning for accelerating implementation of integrated quality health services, including progressive adoption of the family practice model Develop guidance on designing, costing and implementing a service package of highest priority interventions Support development and implementation of national strategic plans in the context of the regional strategic framework for health workforce development Assist in the development of national policies and strategies for quality of care and patient safety Support national efforts in improving access essential medicines and health technologies, including promoting the use and institutionalization of HTA Build capacity in assessing, regulating and partnering with the private secr Share experience from countries on mechanisms cover informal and vulnerable groups Develop a framework for moniring population coverage and UHC
All roads lead universal health coverage Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus WHO Direcr-General Universal health coverage includes people affected in emergencies, refugees and migrants Dr Mahmoud Fikri WHO Regional Direcr for the Eastern Mediterranean For more information: Department of System Development emrgohsd@who.int Department of Information, Evidence and Research emrgoier@who.int World Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Abdel Razak El Sanhouri Street P.O. Box 7608, Nasr City Cairo 11371, Egypt