Essential public health functions

Technical Brief

1 October 2022
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Essential public health functions
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Overview

Public health challenges underscore the need for integrated health systems strengthening with strong public health orientation in order to meet population needs in times of peace and stability as well as during emergencies. The essential public health functions (EPHFs) complement primary health care (PHC) and offer a holistic, integrated, cost-effective and sustainable means of strengthening health systems with the public health capacities required to  advance UHC and other health-related SDG targets.

WHO Team
UHC/Life Course EXDGO (UHA)
Number of pages
2