Sept. 22, 2022
Americas
Engaging and empowering people and communities, Strengthening governance and accountability, Reorienting the model of care, Coordinating services within and across sectors, Creating an enabling environment
Primary health care led recovery from COVID-19 in Costa Rica for underserved communities
Communities in Costa Rica were badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. A project in 2020, coordinated by the government of Costa Rica and PAHO/WHO country office showed that community engagement in primary health care could be a path to better tackling wider health and social challenges.