As highlighted in a new publication from PAHO, NCDs account for over 80% of all deaths in the Americas, with the Caribbean countries showing the highest rates in the region. Our new project with PAHO in the eastern Caribbean region responds to one of the atricle’s recommendations: the need for community health workers to play a bigger role when it comes to NCDs.
We’re pleased to share our co-authored paper published in BMJ Global Health. ‘Strengthening the primary care workforce to deliver high-quality care for NCDs in refugee settings: lessons from a UNHCR partnership.’ Huge thanks to the authors: Philippa Harris, Ros Kirkland, Simon Masanja, Peter LeFeuvre, Sarah Montgomery, Éimhín Ansbro, Mike Woodman and Matt Harris. Read the … Read more …
We are delighted to announce a new partnership with the Danish Red Cross, part of the International Red Cross Federation. We will be working together over the next couple of months to support the management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) for people living in humanitarian settings in the Middle East. This project falls within the Partnering … Read more …
As a social enterprise we’re very proud to be included in the 2022 NatWest #SE100 Index, listing the UK’s best in social enterprises. The judges made their selection based on a range of criteria including business sustainability, innovation and social impact. You can find the full list of organisations here. We are also a registered … Read more …
Seven years after joining Primary Care International, where she has built the organisation from a small start-up into a leading social enterprise in primary care globally, the Board are saddened to announce that our CEO Julia Beart is stepping down from the role in September. Julia has achieved a huge amount during her time with … Read more …
We are excited to launch the first article in our new Primary Care Practice* series: Adapting normative guidance for application in primary care: a case study in collaboration on Global Hearts with WHO drawing on experience from Jordan, Sudan and Sint Maarten. Co-authored by Dr Slim Slama (WHO), Julia Beart (PCI) and Dr Philippa Harris … Read more …
During the World Health Assembly we participated in a PHCPI blog series to highlight Primary Health Care as the foundation for achieving universal health coverage, health security and healthier populations globally. Two of our Clinical Associates shared practical learnings from a collaboration with the MoH Libya to promote a strengthened primary healthcare workforce empowered to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care to its population.
We are delighted to welcome a new network of advisors to PCI who will be providing a wealth of collective expertise, knowledge and perspectives to inform our strategic growth and development. This diverse group of people will help ensure our future relevance and impact by providing advice from their field of work and identifying opportunities … Read more …
We are delighted to announce our new partnership with Union des Organisations de Secours et Soins Médicaux France (UOSSM France). We will be working together to improve the accessibility and quality of healthcare for people living in North-East Syria. UOSSM France is an NGO that strives to provide humanitarian and medical support to all people … Read more …
Read PCI’s CEO, Julia Beart’s, reflections on centring the lived experience of healthcare workers and their populations: recognising that technical solutions are important but context matters – the need to embrace genuine multi-directional learning between human beings.
