Achievement Quote by Tedros Adhanom
“Our biggest achievement was health-sector reform. The success was in making sure that primary health care was the center of gravity in our health system.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: World Health Assembly, 2016
Emphasizes that placing primary health care at the core drives successful health reform.
In simple terms: Primary care is the system’s foundation.
Prioritize primary care in policy.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- national health planning
- community clinics
- resource allocation
- global health meetings
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can governments ensure primary care remains central?
- What barriers exist to shifting system gravity?
Challenges include funding and political will to sustain focus on primary care.