A call to action
To ensure PHC facilities are equipped to manage the growing risks of epidemics and climate-related shocks, national governments, donors, and health facilities must align and integrate efforts. This includes harmonizing infrastructure investment, empowering health workers, and embedding resilience into everyday service delivery.
National governments
Diagnose and prioritize
Conduct assessments using diagnostic tools to identify infrastructure vulnerabilities to both epidemic and climate risks.
Convene across sectors
Establish coordination mechanisms between health, environment, infrastructure, and energy sectors to design joint strategies that address shared vulnerabilities.
Plan and budget for resilience
Integrate climate resilience and epidemic readiness into national health strategies, PHC operational plans, and infrastructure investment frameworks.
Donors and development partners
Set standards for support
Require climate and epidemic vulnerability assessments as part of PHC infrastructure funding proposals and provide technical assistance where needed.
Invest in learning
Fund pilot projects that demonstrate integrated, context-specific solutions and evaluate them for impact, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
Scale what works
Prioritize expansion of successfully integrated models through national systems, budget alignment, and capacity building.
Health facilities and local health authorities
Assess and act
Identify infrastructure gaps and vulnerabilities at the facility level.
Co-design with communities
Involve local communities and health workers in designing infrastructure upgrades that reflect lived experience, cultural norms, and practical needs.
Operationalize resillience
Develop and implement facility-level operations plans and advocate for resources and policy support.
Share what works
Document, evaluate, and disseminate effective models of integrated PHC infrastructure strengthening.