Fauziah Rabbani, Agha Xaher Gul.
Revitalizing primary health care in the post MDG scenario by addressing social and environmental determinants of health: the Aga Khan University's urban health program.
Pak J Public Health Jan ;3(1):65-8.

The Millennium Development Goals have stimulated efforts to meet the needs of the World’s poorest. Responding to new challenges in the post 2015 development agenda, Primary Health Care (PHC), in addition to providing a basic package of services, would entail addressing socio-economic status, redistribution of resources and health system development. The Aga Khan University’s Urban Health Program (UHP) serves as a model that demonstrates this approach. The UHP draws strength from the WHO CSDH Conceptual Framework for Action on the Social Determinants of Health (SDH) with social development activities encompassing four key aspects: community development, water and sanitation, education and income generation. The UHP operationalizes these components as objectively measureable indicators and serves as a model of comprehensive PHC ensuring that the focus on SDH is kept foremost instead of efforts being limited to a part of the health sector. UHP in its next phase will evolve as an example of involvement of community structures and academia in collecting, analyzing and benchmarking information related to socio economic determinants of health.

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