Monitoring universal health in the era of COVID-19 (Webinar 2. Series on the Essential Public Health Functions)

Monitoring universal health in the era of COVID-19 (Webinar 2. Series on the Essential Public Health Functions)
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To improve public health, health authorities need to evaluate the health status of their communities, identify variations in health status, and analyze the factors contributing to poor health.

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged health systems globally, revealing that even robust health systems can be rapidly overwhelmed and compromised by an outbreak.

Against the evolving situation, many countries are facing challenges in the availability of accurate and timely data on the capacities of health systems to ensure access to comprehensive health services and COVID-19 tools.

To this end, it is necessary to strengthen assessment capacities for monitoring and evaluation of health systems performance and policies, and health research.

Through this event which calls for action, we will be discussing two new knowledge products:

  • PAHO’s monitoring framework for universal health, a tool to inform health system policies that protect everyone

  • Key results from the 2021 essential health services pulse survey, demonstrating the intersection between universal health and COVID-19

WHEN:

May 18, 2021, 10:00 - 12:00 AM (EDT)

Panelist and topics:

Monitoring universal health in the era of COVID-19 (Audio in English)


Publication Launch:  "Monitoring Framework for Universal Health in the Americas"