PHC VITAL SIGNS

No two countries will have the same primary health care strategy, and robust PHC data can help leaders tailor their approach to maximize impact. The Vital Signs Profiles demonstrate that each country is starting with a unique "fingerprint" of strengths and weaknesses across all domains of primary health care. While there may be certain domains of primary health care that require attention across many countries, the precise areas for improvement and their underlying causes vary significantly from country to country. Collecting robust PHC data helps ensure that leaders are not making critical decisions in the dark, especially when lives, livelihoods, and limited resources are at stake. When PHCPI was first launched in 2015, it was not possible to reveal those "fingerprints" as clearly as we can today - making us optimistic that even sharper findings may be just around the corner. Moreover, countries have shown that the process of developing each unique Vital Signs Profile is often just..