Primary Care 2030: Creating an Enabling Ecosystem for Disruptive Primary Care Models to Achieve Universal Health...

Area of Science:

• Global Health
• Health Systems Strengthening
• Primary Health Care Innovation

Background:

• Renewed global commitment to primary health care (PHC) as a foundation for universal health coverage (UHC) exists 40 years after Alma Ata.
• Limited consensus persists on effective strategies for building robust PHC systems to achieve UHC goals.
• The Astana Declaration emphasizes high-quality PHC as essential for UHC, necessitating disruptive innovation.

Purpose of the Study:

• To convene global stakeholders for a high-level dialogue on creating an enabling ecosystem for disruptive primary care innovation.
• To identify actionable recommendations for strengthening PHC systems.
• To foster discourse and inform policy for achieving Health for All by 2030.

Main Methods:

• Convened a diverse group of global stakeholders for a high-level dialogue.
• Focused discussions on four key themes: workforce innovation, data and technology, private sector engagement, and innovative financing.
• Summarized proceedings and developed specific recommendations within these domains.

Main Results:

• Identified key areas for innovation within PHC systems: workforce development, data utilization, technology integration, private sector partnerships, and financing models.
• Generated specific recommendations for strengthening PHC across the four discussed domains.
• Provided a summary of proceedings from the high-level dialogue.

Conclusions:

• High-quality primary health care (PHC) is foundational for achieving universal health coverage (UHC).
• Significant disruptive innovation is required to realize the goal of UHC through PHC.
• Recommendations are offered to catalyze discourse and inform policy and program development for Health for All by 2030.