Dr. Asaf Bitton joined the Alliance for Health Policy’s webinar on May 20, 2020 to discuss the changes in primary care that have come and will come about because of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Overview: Primary care providers and other ambulatory care services have played a key role in the COVID-19 pandemic by treating patients… Continue reading Webinar: Alliance for Health Policy – The Changing Landscape of Primary Care
Around the world, many countries are moving toward systems that support universal health coverage. In the United States, universal access to care has long been a topic of debate, with varying definitions and proposed solutions. While there may not be a one-size-fits-all approach to ensuring universal health coverage, there are valuable lessons to be learned… Continue reading Lessons from Costa Rica: Building A Universal Primary Health Care System
By June-Ho Kim, Jessica Wiken, and Joey Ross Countries around the world are driving towards universal health coverage by 2030. There is growing consensus that high-quality health coverage must be supported by strong primary health care (PHC) systems. However, many PHC systems are not capacitated with the governance, policy, and finance levers needed to be… Continue reading Advancing Primary Health Care in Uganda through Innovative Measurement and Effective Partnership