The World Health Report 2008 - Primary Health Care - Now More Than Ever

Sep 30, 2026

The World Health Report 2008 presents an agenda for strengthening primary health care through a set of coordinated reforms. It outlines priorities across universal coverage, service delivery, public policy, and leadership, emphasizing how system-wide changes can improve health outcomes. The report includes publication cataloging details, institutional attribution for writing and supervision, and acknowledgement of contributors and peer review processes. It also documents rights, permissions, and key bibliographic information for citation and access.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

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Pages148

Reading Time6 h 13 min

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Primary Health Care

Universal Coverage Reforms

Service Delivery Reforms

Public Policy Reforms

Leadership Reforms

The World Health Report 2008 Primary Health Care Now More Than Ever UNIVERSAL COVERAGE REFORMS SERVICE DELIVERY REFORMS PUBLIC POLICY REFORMS LEADERSHIP REFORMS The World Health Report 2008 Primary Health Care Now More Than Ever WHO Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data The world health report 2008 : primary health care now more than ever. 1.World health – trends. 2. Primary health care – trends. 3. Delivery of health care. 4. Health policy. I.World Health Organization. ISBN 978 92 4 156373 4 (NLM classiﬁcation: W 84 .6) ISSN 1020-3311 © World Health Organization 2008 All rights reserved. Publications of the World Health Organization can be obtained from WHO Press, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland (tel.: +41 22 791 3264; fax: +41 22 791 4857; e-mail: [bookorders@who.int](bookorders@who.int)) . Requests for permission to reproduce or translate WHO publications – whether for sale or for noncommercial distribution – should be addressed to WHO Press, at the above address (fax: +41 22 791 4806; e-mail: [permissions@who.int](permissions@who.int)) . The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. The mention of speciﬁc companies or of certain manufacturers’ products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organization in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. Errors and omissions excepted, the names of proprietary products are distinguished by initial capital letters. All reasonable precautions have been taken by the World Health Organization to verify the information contained in this publication. However, the published material is being distributed without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. The responsibility for the interpretation and use of the material lies with the reader. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for damages arising from its use. Information concerning this publication can be obtained from: World Health Report World Health Organization 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland [E-mail: whr@who.int](E-mail: whr@who.int) Copies of this publication can be ordered from: [bookorders@who.int](bookorders@who.int) The World Health Report 2008 was produced under the overall direction of Tim Evans (Assistant Director-General) and Wim Van Lerberghe (editor-in-chief) . The principal writing team consisted of Wim Van Lerberghe, Tim Evans, Kumanan Rasanathan and Abdelhay Mechbal. Other main contributors to the drafting of the report were: Anne Andermann, David Evans, Benedicte Galichet, Alec Irwin, Mary Kay Kindhauser, Remo Meloni, Thierry Mertens, Charles Mock, Hernan Montenegro, Denis Porignon and Dheepa Rajan. Organizational supervision of the report was provided by Ramesh Shademani. Contributions in the form of boxes, ﬁgures and data analysis came from: Alayne Adams, Jonathan Abrahams, Fiiﬁ Amoako Johnson, Giovanni Ancona, Chris Bailey, Robert Beaglehole, Henk Bekedam, Andre Biscaia, Paul Bossyns, Eric Buch, Andrew Cassels, Somnath Chatterji, Mario Dal Poz, Pim De Graaf, Jan De Maeseneer, Nick Drager, Varatharajan Durairaj, Joan Dzenowagis, Dominique Egger, Ricardo Fabregas, Paulo Ferrinho, Daniel Ferrante, Christopher Fitzpatrick, Gauden Galea, Claudia Garcia Moreno, André Griekspoor, Lieve Goeman, Miriam Hirschfeld, Ahmadreza Hosseinpoor, Justine Hsu, Chandika Indikadahena, Mie Inoue, Lori Irwin, Andre Isakov, Michel Jancloes, Miloud Kaddar, Hyppolite Kalambaye, Guy Kegels, Meleckidzedeck Khayesi, Ilona Kickbush, Yohannes Kinfu, Tord Kjellstrom, Rüdiger Krech, M

FAQs

What is the main focus of the World Health Report 2008?

It focuses on strengthening primary health care through reforms spanning universal coverage, service delivery, public policy, and leadership.

Which reform areas does the report highlight?

The report highlights universal coverage reforms, service delivery reforms, public policy reforms, and leadership reforms.

Who directed and authored the report?

The report was produced under the overall direction of Tim Evans and Wim Van Lerberghe, with a principal writing team including Wim Van Lerberghe, Tim Evans, Kumanan Rasanathan, and Abdelhay Mechbal.

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