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PUBLIC HEALTH
INITIATIVE
Public Health Initiative/PHI is one of WHO SEARO’s key efforts in advocating and implementing public
health to deal with evolving challenges faced by the health system within the
context of Primary Health Care revitalization. The anticipated outcomes will
be a health system that is more accessible, equitable and sustainable. PHI
will use PHC and Epidemiology as its main tool.
PHI acknowledges the role of other disciplines beyond
health and will closely works with scientists/experts in environment,
psycho-social, politic and economic fields.
1.
Vision
Public Health Initiative aims at promoting public health
in health development of its member states in order to achieve equitable
health for all.
2. Mission
Public Health Initiative focuses on better education and
training of Public Health Workforce and Public Health programme
implemented through the health system based on primary health care.
3. Goal
To improve the health status of the entire population
through reduction of disease burden by implementing more effective and
efficient public health interventions with full participation of the
community and in close collaboration with relevant sectors using
multidisciplinary approach.
4. Objective
a. To strengthen health promotion and primary
prevention
b. To promote Healthy Public Policies
c. To strengthen Public Health Workforce with
emphasis on Community Based Health Worker (CBHW) and Community Health
Volunteer (CHV)
d. To strengthen public health education and
training including teaching of public health in medical schools.
(updated as of 21 April 2009)
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