ID-5184 Wonca Abstracts supplement A-K 13-10-23 - Flipbook - Page 80
WONCA 2023 Supplement 1: WONCA 2023 abstracts (A–K)
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Building the primary healthcare team for comprehensive
person- and family-centred care
Dr Innocent Besigye1, Dr Mercy Wanjala2, A/Prof Shabir Moosa1
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Makerere University, President AfroPHC, 2Kenya Association of Family Physicians, Africa Forum for
Primary Health Care Executive Coordinator, 3University of Witwatersrand, AfroPHC
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Background/Introduction
The Declaration of Astana and the vision of primary healthcare (PHC) for the 21st century clearly
stipulate that PHC is the gateway to achieving universal health coverage (UHC). High-performing
PHC systems should be based on team-based care with adequate skills mix to provide the needed
comprehensive health services. The African Forum for Primary Health Care (AfroPHC), an Africanbased organisation focused on strengthening PHC for UHC, has been developing a policy document
that is useful in advocacy for strengthening PHC systems with multidisciplinary teams as one of the
avenues.
Aim
To learn from each other how to build effective PHC teams to deliver comprehensive services for
person- and family-centred care
Objectives
1. To share with participants the activities of AfroPHC in the region and globally
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To discuss the policy document and get feedback from the participants
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To collaboratively learn on forming PHC teams for delivery of comprehensive PHC services
Methods
The policy paper developed by AfroPHC will be presented to the participants. This will be followed by
a discussion on the content and utility of the policy document as an advocacy tool.
An open discussion on PHC team composition and function will be conducted with participants
reflecting on the experiences from their contexts, drawing on pitfalls and lessons learnt.
Notes will be taken during the workshop and a summary will be presented at the end.
Output
Participants will have an insight on how to build PHC teams to deliver the PHC services according to
the needs of the communities served.
Formation of collaborative networks with a focus on developing PHC teams in different WONCA
regions for strengthening PHC and achieving UHC.
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