The WHO Framework on integrated people-centred health services holds great promise. It promotes cross-cutting collaboration and integration across organizations, health settings and providers. It helps national governments and development partners plan and set priorities for the system, and guides provider organizations and system leaders in planning and delivering care. Most importantly, it ensures people are engaged and involved in planning for health services that are aligned with their care needs.

Here are just a few examples of ways you can get involved in the IntegratedCare4People.org and support the implementation of the WHO Framework.

Which of the following best describes your current role?

Development partner

Development partners can share technical knowledge and insights on the different approaches to implementing integrated people-centred health services globally, nationally and locally.

As a development partner, what are some examples of ways you can engage with this website?

• Contribute resources you’ve developed like toolkits, scientific publications and strategies
• Access research evidence, guidance and other resources from around the world to support your work
• Share a practice you have implemented, or supported the implementation of
• Share your personal insights on integrated people-centred service delivery reforms in a blog post
• Read or contribute news items related to integrated people-centred service delivery reforms
• Learn about upcoming events in the global events calendar
• Join or start a thematic community of practice to meet like-minded peers, and to discuss and exchange learning on people-centred service delivery reforms

Practitioner

Practitioners such as nurses, doctors, health administrators/managers and community health workers, have an important role to play in adopting and implementing practices, and in learning from each other to scale up innovations from the bedside to the health system.

As a practitioner, what are some examples of ways you can engage with this website?

• Contribute practices you have implemented, or supported the implementation of
• Learn about other practices that have been implemented around the world
• Share a personal experience on people-centred service delivery reforms in a blog post
• Access resources like toolkits, guidelines and scientific publications to support your work
• Join or start a thematic community of practice to meet like-minded peers, and to discuss and exchange learning on people-centred service delivery reforms
• Read the latest news on the global movement on people-centred health services, or contribute a news item of your own
  
  

Citizen group

Civil society groups, local organizations and individuals have an important role to play in advocating for people-centred service delivery reforms, as well as in educating and empowering their communities to be engaged and informed citizens to demand better health services.

As a citizen, what are some examples of ways you can engage with this website?

• Share a personal health care experience in a blog post
• Gain new ideas and insights from other advocacy initiatives led by civil society groups on people-centred care from around the world
• Access advocacy resources and tools, such as videos and photos, to support your movement
• Hear the voices and opinions of health practitioners, researchers and others on people-centred care
• Learn about practices currently taking place around the world that are improving how people receive health care
• Join or start a thematic community of practice to meet like-minded peers, and to discuss and exchange learning on advocacy initiatives

Academics/researcher

Academics and researchers have an important role in generating research evidence and knowledge on people-centred service delivery reforms. Health systems research evidence can take many forms, and may include: systematic reviews, meta-analyses, RCTs, cohort studies, implementation/operational research and case studies.

As an academic/researcher, what are some examples of ways you can engage with this website?

• Share your ideas or expert opinion on integrated people-centred health services in a blog post
• Access examples of practices and case studies of the WHO Framework on IPCHS being implemented around the world
• Add your latest peer-reviewed research on integrated people-centred health services to the resources repository
• Access other research on integrated people-centred health services
• Listen to voices and opinions of patients, frontline workers, development partners and others through blog posts
• Join or start a thematic community of practice to meet like-minded peers, and to discuss and exchange learning on integrated people-centred service delivery reforms