A Chance to Influence Declaration on Primary Health Care for UHC

Forty years ago, world leaders came together in what is now Kazakhstan to endorse the Alma-Ata Declaration, which established primary health care for all as a global priority for the first time. In many ways, this visionary document was the seed of today’s universal health coverage movement, which continues to recognize strong primary health care systems as critical to reaching every person and community with comprehensive, people-centered health care.

We have also have learned a lot between then and now: that health systems will not move toward equity without deliberate social policies and investment; that they must protect people from financial hardship; that they must be designed around communities’ and countries’ unique health needs.

This is why on 25-26 October, at the Second International Conference on Primary Health Care, leaders are planning to reaffirm and refresh their commitment to strengthening primary health care as a key step toward UHC. This conference will also culminate in a Declaration—and in the spirit of collective action, the organizers have given us all an opportunity to shape it. 

Please share your input on the draft Declaration here by midnight CEST on 23 April 2018.

We also hope you will share this opportunity with your social media networks:

• [SHARE] It’s been 40 years since the Declaration of Alma-Ata. Now it’s your turn to share how we can strengthen #PrimaryHealthCare to achieve #HealthForAll. Add your comments to this year’s declaration here: bit.ly/2HkJEx5
• [SHARE] Have ideas on how stronger #PrimaryHealthCare can lead to #HealthForAll? Share your thoughts as the world gears up to mark the 40^thanniversary of the Declaration of Alma-Ata: bit.ly/2HkJEx5
• [SHARE] This year marks 40 years since the Declaration of Alma-Ata. What should this year’s declaration say? Share your thoughts on how you would strengthen #PrimaryHealthCare to achieve #HealthForAll: bit.ly/2HkJEx5

Let’s continue to raise our voices until health systems everywhere truly put people first and leave no one behind.