The evidence for the need to increase public investment in resilient health systems cost-effectively to improve household access and financial protection is overwhelming. The COVID-19 pandemic reinforced this reality by exposing the weak response capacity of health systems, bringing significant disruptions in the provision and availability of essential health services, exacerbating pre-existing access barriers and, therefore, inequities in access, mainly for the most vulnerable population groups.
This virtual seminar aims to promote debate, in the Region, on the PHC financing proposals issued by the Lancet Commission and the resolutions approved by PAHO member countries to strengthen the PHC approach and promote the integration of services and people-centered care from practice with a territorial vision.
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