Global Conference on Primary Health Care: Alma-Ata

The Imperial College WHO CC has been formally invited from WHO, Geneva to the "Global Conference on Primary Health Care: from Alma-Ata Towards UHC and the SDGs" due to be held in Astana, Khazakhstan on 25th October 2018.

The Conference is to bring together Member States, international organisations, civil society, academic institutions and other partners to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Declaration of Alma Ata and present a bold vision for PHC in the 21st Century.

The aim of the conference is to renew a commitment to primary health care to achieve universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals.  The Conference will be held at the Palace of Independence and is cohosted by the Government of Kazakhstan, WHO and UNICEF.

In 1978, a pivotal conference was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, bringing together health experts and world leaders to commit to health for all. The Declaration of Alma-Ata, endorsed at that conference, formed the foundation for the last 40 years of global primary health care efforts.This October, the world will reunite to reinvigorate and reaffirm primary health care. The Global Conference will endorse a new declaration which emphasizes the critical role of primary health care around the world, refocusing efforts to ensure that everyone everywhere is able to enjoy the highest possible attainable standard of health.

The movement towards health for all is international - what is discussed in the Global Conference on Primary Health Care will resonate around the world.  From patient to provider, from policy maker to educator – it doesn’t matter who you are or where you are from, primary health care is important to us all.  Join the movement today!