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The purpose of this letter is to urge leaders to center primary health care as they reshape health systems during the 2023 UN High-Level Meetings on universal health coverage and pandemic preparedness and the midpoint of the SDGs. 

This letter was organized and shaped by the Allies Improving PHC -- a group of 125+ organizations from 35+ countries who are committed to advocating for strong primary health care -- as well as the Advisors to the Allies Improving PHC.

Read more about the Allies here. 

Learn more about the Advisors to the Allies Improving PHC.

Additional Resources

• WHO Fact sheet on PHC

• World Bank Flagship Report: Reimagining Primary Health Care After COVID-19

• The Lancet Global Health Commission on financing primary health care

• Tracking Universal Health Coverage: 2021 Global Monitoring Report

• Action on health systems for universal health coverage and health security: UHC2030 strategic narrative to guide advocacy and action

• If Health Systems Could Talk: Illuminating the Vital Signs of Primary Health Care

• WHO and UNICEF’s Primary health care measurement framework and indicators.

• UHC Day website