A summary of the results from an online public consultation held in 2015 on the Framework on integrated people-centred health services
has been published in a report released today. The feedback received
from the consultation has played a critical role in informing the
development of the document submitted for discussion at the 138th
meeting of the Executive Board and at the 69th session of the World
Health Assembly in 2016.
A total of 136 contributions were received following an email invitation
targeted to over 800 individuals and organizations with an interest in
integrated and people-centred health services. An offline process in the
WHO African Region was also conducted to alleviate language and
technological issues.
In the consultation, participants were encouraged to focus on the following areas:
- Agreement with the proposed vision;
- Agreement with definitions of “people-centred health services” and “integrated health services”;
- Relevance of the proposed five strategic directions;
- Agreement with the implementation approach;
- Barriers to implementation;
- The role of key stakeholders;
- Relevance of the monitoring and evaluation approach;
- Proposals to successfully sustain implementation.
The report contains a summary of the public consultation process, an overview of participation in the consultation and the major themes that emerged from it.