The role of PHC in the response to COVID-19: case studies from the Region

Facilitated by: Aya Thabet, Technical Officer, WHO/EMRO

[Infographic and TEDTalk] What is the importance of focusing on PHC response to COVID-19?

• Dr Awad Mataria, Director UHC/HS, WHO/EMRO

[Presentation] PHC and COVID-19 Country Case Studies: Objectives, Deliverables, and the Global research Agenda

• Dr Robert Marten, Strategy and Partnership Officer, HSR, WHO/HQ
• Dr Alex Edelman, Health Systems Researcher, HSR, WHO/HQ

[TEDTalk] Preliminary Case Study Synthesis

Speakers

• Dr Hassan Salah, Regional Advisor, Primary and Community Health Care, WHO/EMRO

Guided intervention

• Fadi El-Jardali, Professor of Health Policy and Systems, AUB

[Presentations] Country learnings and practices

Moderator

• Dr Hagar Azab, PHC consultant, WHO/EMRO

Panelists

• Dr Ahmed Shah Salehi, Principal Investigator of Afghanistan (P)
• Dr Amirhossein Takian, Principal Investigator of I.R. Iran (P)
• Dr Asma Fikri, Principal Investigator of UAE (P)
• Dr Goran Zangana, Principal Investigator of Iraq (P)
• Dr Ibrahim Abdelrahim, Principal Investigator of Sudan (P)
• Prof. Dr Maha El Rabbat, Principal Investigator of Egypt (P)

Key messages and the way forward

• Hagar Azab, PHC Consultant, UHC/HS, WHO EMRO