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Country impact report - inspiring stories of collaboration from the 53 countries in the WHO European Region

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The Country Impact Report is a collection of examples of collaboration between the WHO Regional Office for Europe and countries in the WHO European Region – one story for each of the 53 Member States. These short summaries were developed together with countries, based on interviews with people directly involved in the initiatives described. They outline the impact of WHO’s work with Member States, identify lessons learned from this collaboration and offer inspiration for other countries. Every example is linked to advancing one or several of the core priorities and flagship initiatives of the European Programme of Work, 2020–2025 – “United Action for Better Health”, and complements the Report of the Regional Director for 2023–2024. The Country Impact Report was produced for the 74th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe.

Period23 Oct 2024

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  • TitleEnhancing Primary Health Care
    Country/TerritoryNetherlands
    Date23/10/2024
    DescriptionIn recent years, countries across the Region have increased focus on improving their approaches to
    PHC. The Regional Office has supported these efforts in collaboration with the University of Amsterdam,
    a designated WHO collaborating centre. The core of this partnership has been developing and rolling out
    a PHC performance management training programme to better use data intelligence to make strategic
    decisions and optimize health outcomes.
    The current phase of the initiative complements WHO’s PHC global measurement framework through
    a nine-month training programme. It also considers how best to use additional frameworks to measure,
    monitor and improve PHC. So far, 21 countries have benefited from the support to create and implement
    projects to improve their PHC performance management systems. This work has highlighted the
    importance of performance measurement and data integration in the Netherlands, offering valuable
    lessons for improving coordination between primary, secondary and social care.
    Producer/AuthorWorld Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
    URLhttps://iris.who.int/handle/10665/379319
    PersonsÓscar Brito Fernandes
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