BU GHC

Boston University Family Medicine Global Health Collaborative strengthens #primaryhealthcare systems and workforce to achieve #HealthForAll around the world

[BU GHC @BU_GHC]

The PRIMAARI proposal from @BU_GHC for regional #PHC networks to achieve #HealthForAll was named a Top 💯 in the MacArthur Foundation’s #100andChange competition, and added to their Bold Solutions Network - join the effort! https://t.co/Sr7beybmJo

[BU GHC @BU_GHC]

So great to have @vivimbmd, President Elect of @WoncaWorld speaking for the Ostergaard lecture of the Global Health Summit at #AAFPFMX - a family doc who truly represents and promotes health equity everywhere through comprehensive #PrimaryHealthCare #HealthForAll 🩺🏥👩‍⚕️🧑🏿‍⚕️👨‍⚕️💪🌏

[BU GHC @BU_GHC]

Roses are red 🌹
Violets are blue 🪻
Primary health care saves lives
And family doctors do too!
Happy World Family Doctor’s Day!
👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️🧑🏿‍⚕️🩺 #WFDD2024

[BU GHC @BU_GHC]

Has been a privilege to have @BU_GHC’s Jeff Markuns to conclude his role as @WoncaWorld’s North America regions president in Sydney this week at #WONCA2023. Truly a privilege to have been a part of promoting #FamilyMedicine as a global solution to achieving #HealthForAll 🏥🩺💪

[BU GHC @BU_GHC]

#PrimaryHealthCare is a 3-for-1 investment in #HealthForAll. We must:

💪Invest more & better in PHC
🩺Ensure health workers are well-resourced & supported to provide quality care
🤝Reduce fragmentation in global health programs
✅ Leave no one behind

#StrongerWithPHC #UNGA78

[BU GHC @BU_GHC]

Just getting started! Very excited to have an opportunity to speak on behalf of @WoncaWorld about #CKD and the role of #primaryhealthcare in bringing high quality health care to all at this important @devex event 🏥

[Shams Syed @Shams_Syed]

An important one! Just released by @WHO. #primaryhealthcare & #hiv. Convergent action. Policy considerations for decision makers. Helps to optimize synergies between PHC & disease-specific responses, including HIV. Well worth a glance. https://t.co/rZ548mzpFu

[BU GHC @BU_GHC]

Roses are red,🌹
You’d got a headache 🤕, diabetes, and a sick kid too👶🤒
If you see a family doctor,🩺
They can manage all these and more to help you!🫵
Happy World Family Doctor Day! https://t.co/BbDwNIrwBW
#WFDD2023

[BU GHC @BU_GHC]

See parting words👇from @BU_GHC’s Jeff Markuns (and his team) finishing his role as Executive Director of @ImprovingPHC’s Secretariat. A bittersweet goodbye - proud of the success, humbled to be a part, but SO much more to do in #primaryhealthcare to finally achieve #HealthForAll

[PHCPI - Stronger With PHC (Archive) @ImprovingPHC]

Don't miss the PHCPI Secretariat's final two newsletters:

1⃣ One-stop-shop recap of PHCPI's most important resources, impact & lessons learned over 7 years: https://t.co/FlePIHEZW4

2⃣ Parting words from our Executive Director: https://t.co/jNUkXp9UrP

Thank you for everything.

[BU GHC @BU_GHC]

Run 🏃🏻‍♀️ don’t walk 🚶to see this new set of advocacy videos 🎥 https://t.co/fV9dD62mMo on #primaryhealthcare from @ImprovingPHC including this remarkable piece on Dr. Bernard Owino, a former medical officer now #FamilyDoctor in Kisumu County, Kenya https://t.co/xNhiqz7LQL

[BU GHC @BU_GHC]

So proud of all @ImprovingPHC has accomplished and @BU_GHC’s Jeff Markuns and his mighty Secretariat team’s role in making it all happen. Quite a compendium can be found here! ⬇️

[PHCPI - Stronger With PHC (Archive) @ImprovingPHC]

As one of @ImprovingPHC’s parting resources, excited to share a new Reference Guide that summarizes the evolution of major PHCPI tools & resources from 2015 until now.

We've come a long way & hope that others build on this progress for years to come.👉https://t.co/5d7ox2MKzn

[BU GHC @BU_GHC]

Check out this fantastic new generation Vital Signs Profile tool allowing user generated profiles!

[PHCPI - Stronger With PHC (Archive) @ImprovingPHC]

NEW on our PHC Digital Hub: a Beta version of the 2nd gen Vital Signs Profile, designed to align w/ the new @WHO-@UNICEF PHC measurement framework & indicators.

This has been released as global public good, for PHCPI partners & all to take forward. https://t.co/GLomLTKzsl

[PHCPI - Stronger With PHC (Archive) @ImprovingPHC]

When we said we would finish strong, we meant it. Check out 3⃣ NEW parting resources from PHCPI:

👉2nd Gen. Vital Signs Profile (BETA): https://t.co/U8lLTrEnRw
👉Reference guide of PHCPI tools: https://t.co/wVfQ7bIm1n
👉Stories of four PHC champions: https://t.co/XNLWCFIGLk

[BU GHC @BU_GHC]

Advocate.💪Community Health Worker. 🏠 Family Doctor. 🩺Policymaker. 📝 Four champions 🏆fighting for one goal: strong #PrimaryHealthCare. Was amazing for @BU_GHC’s Jeff Markuns to meet these remarkable frontline stars! 🌟These are their stories: https://t.co/mwGEIYzoj0

[BU GHC @BU_GHC]

Wow! 🤩 @improvingphc is still at it in it’s final hours releasing powerful 💪 new tools for organizing and visualizing 👀 #primaryhealthcare data 📈📉📊that can be used around the world! 🗺️ Check it out! 🏁

[PHCPI - Stronger With PHC (Archive) @ImprovingPHC]

NEW: As a parting gift, all @ImprovingPHC partners are excited to release a Beta version of a 2nd generation Vital Signs Profile, designed to align w/ the @WHO-@UNICEF PHC measurement framework.

This global public good will live on at PHCPI's Digital Hub: https://t.co/NldsqAhF9P

[PHCPI - Stronger With PHC (Archive) @ImprovingPHC]

Policymaker. Community health worker. Family physician. Advocate.

Four champions fighting for one goal: strong #PrimaryHealthCare.

📽️Take a look behind the scenes of an incredible week capturing their stories in Kisumu, Kenya. Stay tuned for the final product! 👀

[PHCPI - Stronger With PHC (Archive) @ImprovingPHC]

Our Executive Director Dr. Jeff Markuns shares lessons from PHCPI’s journey.

Essential reading:
• Report on Lessons from 23+ Vital Signs Profiles: https://t.co/hQJo1anwpU
• PHC Open Letter by 230+ orgs & 145 individuals in 65 countries urging action: https://t.co/IuDZMpnPd8

[BU GHC @BU_GHC]

Honored to have @BU_GHC’s Jeff Markuns speak at @MOH_Kenya, @UNICEFKenya & @ImprovingPHC’s workshop on #primaryhealthcare to share more about the PHC Vital Signs Profiles and global lessons on PHC measurement 📈📉📊for improvement🏆 to drive #HealthForAll

[BU GHC @BU_GHC]

Proud of @BU_GHC’s contributions to @ImprovingPHC and Secretariat - and even more so to join this important workshop in Kenya 🇰🇪 on how to better measure #primaryhealthcare, especially at the frontlines of care. 📈📉📊🏥🩺 We need all hands on deck 🚣‍♀️🚣🚣‍♂️ to get to #HealthForAll

[PHCPI - Stronger With PHC (Archive) @ImprovingPHC]

“While this is a fitting bookend to PHCPI’s country-based work, we should not see this as an ending — quite the opposite.

Even as PHCPI winds down global operations, we are here today precisely because we agree our collective work is far from over.”

- Dr. Jeff Markuns, PHCPI

[BU GHC @BU_GHC]

Check out @ImprovingPHC’s new exciting PHC Digital Hub to learn about how key aspects of #primaryhealthcare relate to one another and find linked strategies for improvement 📈📊

[PHCPI - Stronger With PHC (Archive) @ImprovingPHC]

How well do you know the building blocks of strong #PrimaryHealthCare?

In our PHC Digital Hub, you can search any concept to jump straight to: what it means, how it's measured, how it relates to other concepts, & how to take action.

Try it out: https://t.co/m395A46WVt