This document summarizes a conference on community health systems. It provides details on the 363 participants from 44 countries, with a focus on community empowerment and interventions. It describes livestreams of conference sessions that reached over 500 views in 35 countries. The conference included a marketplace of 38 exhibitors from various countries and organizations. Next steps discussed include disseminating the conference's guiding principles and establishing a global learning agenda.

1. Conference Overview

2. Hosted
by
In
Collaboration
with
With
support
from

3. Participation
363 total
participants
70% country level
30% global level
44 countries (20
from priority
EPCMD countries)
22 country
delegations

6. Community Health Systems

7. Community

8. Primary Health Care & Community Health
Systems Strengthening
Community empowerment
and capacity emphasized

9. Community Empowerment
Interventions
• Participation (mobiles,
women’s groups)
• Ownership and social
accountability
• Workers
• Environment
• Resources
“agency is an individual’s ability to take control of her life whereas
empowerment is a broader concept which embraces both changes in
agency and her social environment”

11. Blog Series
The blog series highlights the necessity of
community health in reaching those not
currently accessing key health services.
27 blogs
16 organizations represented
Blogs featured on The
Huffington Post, ICHC
website, and MCSP’s website

12. Livestream
Viewing parties confirmed in:
Rwanda,Tanzania, India,
Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana,
Nigeria
(India pictured)
10 sessions (25 hours)
livestreamed
Over 500 views and 15,000
minutes watched
Livestream viewed in 35
countries

13. Livestream
Australia
Belgium
Botswana
Burma
Canada
Côte d’Ivoire
Ethiopia
France
Germany
Ghana
Haiti
India
Iraq
Ireland
Kenya
Lebanon
Madagascar
Mozambique
Namibia
Nepal
Nigeria
Norway
Rwanda
Senegal
South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
Switzerland
Tanzania
Thailand
Turkey
Uganda
United Kingdom
United States
Zambia
ICHC sessions streamed in the following countries:

14. Marketplace
The Marketplace featured products, initiatives and innovations including knowledge sharing of state-of-
the-art issues, services, research, and posters that complement the purpose of the conference in
advancing community health.
38 Exhibitors:
Bangladesh, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, DRC, Ethiopia,
Guinea, Haiti, India, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali,
Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone,
Togo, Uganda,AMP Health,APC,ASSIST, CARE, CORE Group,
Gates Foundation, Jhpiego, MCSP, MHTF, m2m, Philips, Save the
Children, SPRING, UNICEF, USAID,WorldVision

16. What Next?
• ICHC digest 2 weeks after the
conference
• Dissemination of the 9 Guiding
Principles that come out from
ICHC – potential webinar series
• Country driven action and learning
plans for next 12 months
• Broader Community of Practice –
how stay connected?
• Global learning agenda

17. #HealthForAll
ichc2017.org