National Health Policies, Strategies and Plans (NHPSPs) play an essential role in defining a country's vision, policy directions and strategies for ensuring the health of its population. NHPSPs provide a framework in almost every country for dealing with the complex range of issues needed to improve health outcomes, including those related to the Sustainable Development Goals and to other national priority health problems, such as noncommunicable diseases.
The development of NHPSPs is a complex and dynamic process. The precise nature of developing NHPSPs varies from State to State according to the political, historical and socio-economic situation prevailing in the country. It can bring together different stakeholders as well as population views in a more balanced, coherent approach to improve the use of resources for health and move towards long-term sustainable improvements which:
WHO has a long track record of supporting Member States in developing NHPSPs through country-level technical cooperation, facilitation of national policy dialogue and inter-country exchange, as well as through normative work and high level international policy frameworks.
have legislation to deliver universal access to health care
This handbook is designed as a resource for providing up-to-date and practical guidance on national health planning and strategizing for health. It establishes a set of best practices to support strategic plans for health and represents the wealth of.
