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a fundamental human right. It provides a path for action around PHC, conceived as an integral
strategy for addressing the social determinants of most health problems.

The 17 members of the Commission participated in the presentation of the report, including
academics, former health ministers, activists and representatives of social movements, as well
as delegations from 28 countries, including 18 ministers of health in the Region.

The main recommendations for achieving universal health include:

1. Ensure the right to health.

2. Develop models of care based on primary health care (PHC).
3. Generate social participation mechanisms.
4. Generate mechanisms for regulation and control of the private sector.
5. Eliminate barriers to health access.
6. Address social determinants with intersectoral interventions.
7. Reposition public health as the guiding axis of the State’s response.

8. Value human resources as protagonists of PHC.
9. Promote the rational use and innovation of technological resources.
10. Ensure efficient and sustainable financing.
The report of the Commission will guide the work of PAHO, as well as its technical cooperation

at all levels. It will also contribute to regional preparations for the High-level Meeting on
Universal Health Coverage, to be held next September in the General Assembly of the United
Nations.
Links
To read the Commission’s report, visit: www.paho.org/WHD
To see the recording of the presentation visit: https://vimeo.com/pahotv

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