What is AfroPHC

The African Forum for Primary Care (AfroPHC) consists of diverse multidisciplinary primary health care (PHC) workforce stakeholders from across Africa advocating for PHC and Universal Health Coverage (UHC)

Vision

African PHC service delivery under Universal Health Coverage (UHC) should be comprehensive, accessible, high quality, responsive to local needs, in partnership with communities and delivered by strong teamwork, training and supportive supervision.

Mission

To bring together the leadership of ALL health workers at the coalface in African primary care and to develop AfroPHC as the voice of the PC/PHC team, sharing resources and supporting each other in building the PHC team for UHC in Africa.

Strategic Objectives (2021-2025)

Engage and advocate with stakeholders on appropriate PHC human resources and strong PHC teamwork for UHC
Strengthen socially accountable PHC for communities in Africa
Support local and country level PHC teamwork across Africa
Capacitate PHC stakeholders at policy, management, clinical and health level
Build research and evidence for appropriate PHC human resources and strong PHC teamwork for UHC
Share information and communicate effectively to strengthen PHC teamwork and UHC across Africa.
Build AfroPHC as organisation

Membership

The African Forum for Primary Care (AfroPHC) currently has a membership of 635 people from 64 countries (40 across the 54 countries in Africa). Most of the members (highest down) are from: Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Ghana, DR Congo etc.

The membership comes from a variety of professions and backgrounds (highest down): nurse, doctor, public health, family physician, pharmacist, manager, advocates, specialist, student, activist, non health government sector representatives, community health worker, social worker, educationist, allied health, clinical officer, scientists, dental professionals, environmental health practitioners, researchers, lab technician, nutritionist, psychologist, lawyer, ambulance driver, optometrist, and traditional healer.