Measuring the strengthening of PHC capacity involves evaluating a series of indicators related to structural aspects and critical resources in health systems. These structures encompass governance and financing, while critical resources include human resources for health, medications and health technologies, physical infrastructure, health information, and digital technologies.
Below is a selection of these indicators, and by clicking on this link, you can access the guide to consult them.
Monitoring PHC performance focuses on analyzing service delivery from promotion and prevention to diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care. In this regard, indicators are used to assess the provision of integrated care, conditions of access to services, and the quality of care.
Below is a selection of these indicators, and by clicking on this link, you can access the guide for consultation.
A health system based on PHC can lead to better accessibility, availability, and quality of health services, thereby enhancing better health outcomes and a positive impact. The impact indicators incorporated in the Primary health care measurement framework and indicators: monitoring health systems through a primary health care lens have been widely described and agreed upon through regional and global processes, such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and are available on the Health Information Platform for the Americas (PLISA), the Open Data portal of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO).
Below is a selection of these indicators, and by clicking on this link, you can access the guide for consultation.
Guide for
consulting indicators
The Dashboard of indicators for health systems based on primary health care (PHC) is a measurement tool that enables leaders, decision-makers, providers, the population, and other stakeholders in the system to understand and enhance the comprehensive performance of PHC in the region of the Americas.