Strengthening primary health care leadership programme: Cambodia edition
WHOA
Pathfinder edition
Welcome to the pathfinder edition of the ‘Strengthening primary health care leadership: Global capacity-building course’, produced by the Special Program for Primary Health Care and the WHO Academy. This is the first version of the course, and your feedback on the learning experience will help us adapt and improve it for future participants.
About this course
This comprehensive course equips policy and decision-makers with essential skills to drive transformative change in their health systems. By focusing on the Primary Health Care (PHC) approach, you will learn strategies to help reorient health systems toward PHC and accelerate progress toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Designed in line with WHO’s vision of people-centered, resilient, and sustainable healthcare systems, the approximately 80-hour course empowers you to champion health equity, promote social justice, and uphold the right to health for all.
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for senior policy-makers and decision-makers (with at least 5 years of experience) within Ministries of Health, health financing agencies, and regional and local governments with responsibilities for designing and implementing PHC for UHC polices.
What will you learn?
Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate a common understanding of PHC and its contribution to achieving universal health coverage.
- Utilize the PHC operational framework levers to address implementation barriers and drive health system transformation.
- Apply evidence-informed strategies and tools to national and subnational policy and planning processes for PHC strengthening.
- Demonstrate leadership through change management in health systems to strengthen PHC.
Time and workload
The course requires you to dedicate between 5-8 hours per week over the course’s 10 weeks duration.
Each week, you are expected to:
- Complete self-paced module content (2-3 hours)
- Attend weekly synchronous sessions led by global and regional PHC experts (1-2 hours)
- Develop an implementation project on PHC-oriented solutions, built incrementally on a weekly basis throughout the course(1-3 hours)
Award
Upon successful completion of the course requirements, you will receive a Confirmation of Participation from the WHO Academy.
Evaluation and feedback
As participants in the Pathfinder Edition, you have a unique opportunity to shape the future of this course. Your feedback is essential in helping us refine and improve future iterations. Throughout the course, you will have multiple opportunities to provide feedback through surveys and participation in focus groups. We value your input and thank you in advance for your contributions to making this course the best it can be for future learners.
Key course documents
To support your learning and project work, please refer to the following key documents:
- Syllabus
The course syllabus provides an overview of the course structure, learning objectives, expectations, and important dates.
View the syllabus here.
- Implementation Project
This document outlines the requirements and guidelines for the PHC implementation project, a key component of the course. It provides details on project phases, deliverables, and deadlines.
View the project document here.
Course leadership, facilitators, and contributors
This course was made possible through the collective efforts of the leadership, regional expert facilitators, and content developers. Below, you’ll find details on the individuals and teams who made significant contributions to the Pathfinder Edition.
- Leadership and advisory team
This section recognizes the leadership and advisory team in overseeing the development of the course. Their vision and guidance were essential in shaping the course’s design and ensuring its alignment with WHO’s strategic goals.
View the Leadership and advisory team here.
- Regional expert facilitators
Our regional expert facilitators play a critical role in delivering this course by guiding regionally relevant discussions and fostering collaboration and networking among participants. Their local expertise ensures that the course content is adapted to meet the unique needs of diverse health systems across the globe.
View the Regional expert facilitators here.
- Content experts and global contributors
The course content was developed in collaboration with experts from WHO Headquarters, regional offices, and collaborating partners from around the globe. This section acknowledges the hard work and expertise of the content experts who contributed to creating the comprehensive learning materials for this course.
View the content developers and global contributors here.