Health systems
Much of HRP’s research is directly focused on strengthening various elements of national health systems in order to achieve universal health coverage (UHC), including access to sexual and reproductive health services for all. UHC –including for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) – means that all people have access to the health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship.
For this to become a reality, it must be based on strong, people-centred primary health care. In recognition of this, HRP works to ensure an evidence base for integrating, implementing and financing SRH within WHO guidance and tools on implementing universal health coverage in national health systems. We coordinate with WHO colleagues and partners across the world to produce guidance on digital health, to aid decision makers across sectors make evidence, and best-practice informed decisions – to help ensure sustainable and well-integrated outcomes which recognize local contexts and existing digital architecture, with the overall aim to improve health for all.
In addition, our innovative digital tools aim to connect decision makers with health
systems, and health workers with high quality evidence-based WHO guidance.
Many countries across the world lack the necessary human resources and infrastructure to undertake crucial research in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). As the only body within the United Nations system with a global mandate to work on strengthening research capacity in SRHR, the HRP Alliance promotes and funds relevant research, training, institutional development and networking to increase the research capacity of low- and middle-income countries. Rigorous scientific methods are essential to develop valid and credible evidence, which informs norms and standards that guide the provision of safe, effective, equitable and acceptable sexual and reproductive health services.
HRP also conducts research on self-care innovations, in recognition of how – as part of broader strategies for health – self care can help individuals and communities to access high quality health services, and to take care of their own health and the health of their families.
HRP has developed a body of evidence and tools to support how to operationalize the integration of SRHR in UHC-related strategies and policies through a PHC approach, which feature context-specific methods and lessons to learn from.
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