Countries? health governance capacity strengthened for improved transparency, accountability, responsiveness and empowerment of communities The Secretariat will support countries to:
strengthen health sector governance and leadership capacities and skills at national, subnational and local levels in view to reorienting health systems based on primary health care and essential public health functions for universal health coverage and health security;
review and update of comprehensive and gender-responsive, equity-enhancing and human rights-based national health policies and strategies for universal health coverage and health security;
promote health systems performance assessments for evidence-based decision-making in view of reorienting their health system for improved population health, people-centredness, equity and well-being;
manage policy dialogue while leveraging existing or developing new country-level health sector multistakeholder coordination platforms and United Nations country teams to improve the harmonization and alignment of specific stakeholders strategies and/or funding streams with national health strategies, policies and plans (following &quot;one plan, one budget, one monitoring and evaluation process&quot; principles);
support fragile, conflict-affected and vulnerable countries in the operationalization of humanitarian-development-peace nexus in COVID-19 pandemic recovery planning;
assess progress and gaps in access, with a focus on unmet needs and health barriers experienced by vulnerable populations to conduct policy dialogues with key stakeholders to identify policy options to develop resilient health systems and advance towards universal health coverage;
engage with national health assemblies and parliamentarians? networks, civil society and the private sector and enact societal dialogue to take action on common goods for health (such as policy formulation and analysis; health sector coordination; integrated strategic health information, analysis and communication; regulation and legislation; fiscal instruments; and population services);
build and maintain fit-for-purpose health sector institutional arrangements at national and subnational levels in order to strengthen mixed health systems governance and the integration of national, subnational and local health governance;
support Member States to create inclusive public policy, institutional and regulatory frameworks for working with the private sector to manage the private sectors contribution to health systems consistent with national health priorities as well as establish and maintain a platform to support countries to access the resources tools and guidance needed for stronger governance and effective public policy on the private sector in health;
engage with the population, communities and civil society actors, particularly vulnerable and marginalized population groups in public health policy formulation, analysis, coordination, implementation, oversight and regulation at national and subnational levels;
establish and improve institutional arrangements for social participation in health decision-making in order to increase transparency, accountability and responsiveness to public expectations at national, subnational and local levels;
establish health laws, regulatory arrangements and programmes that reach all health sector stakeholders, including in the public and private sectors, and are grounded in human rights approaches and consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals;
engage in health systems governance networks and platforms for collaborative and actionable governance; and
increase health systems accountability and mitigate the risk of corruption by strengthening institutional arrangements and supportive regulations. Improved access to quality essential health services irrespective of gender, age or disability