Evaluation of the WHO Special Programme on Primary Health Care: Executive summary

Overview

The WHO Special Programme on Primary Health Care (SP-PHC) was created in January 2020 to support better integration of WHO’s work on the primary health care (PHC) approach across all levels of the Organization. The present evaluation of the SP-PHC was primarily designed for learning and planning purposes. It had two main objectives: 1. To assess how the SP-PHC, through its three main functions, workstreams and activities is supporting better integration of efforts towards WHO’s PHC objectives at global, regional and country level; and 2. To make recommendations for the future of the SP-PHC in fulfilling its mandate for sustained progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC).