Second Annual Meeting of the South-East Asia Regional Forum for Primary Health Care-oriented Health Systems
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 16 to 18 October 2023
Overview
The South-East Asia Regional Forum for Primary Health Care-oriented Health Systems (“SEAR PHC Forum”) was launched during the ‘Regional Workshop to Strengthen Primary Health Care in the South-East Asia Region’, 28-30 November 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. Based upon interest expressed by Sri Lankan representatives, the Advisory Committee of the SEAR PHC Forum recommended to hold the second annual meeting of the South-East Asia Regional Forum for PHC-oriented Health Systems in Sri Lanka from 16th to 18th October 2023.
The three-day second annual meeting of the SEAR PHC Forum was convened in Colombo, Sri Lanka with focus on sharing and reviewing progress with respect to the SEAR PHC Forum, with identification of key priorities and activities to be conducted in 2024 and beyond.
- To provide an update of progress on PHC-related developments at national, regional and global level.
- To review progress with respect to the SEAR PHC Forum, with dissemination of operational learning from the Thematic Working Groups and areas of joint actions.
- To collectively identify priorities, modalities and activities for the SEAR PHC Forum to engage with in 2024.
- To facilitate a learning visit to view PHC operation in Sri Lanka.
