Strategic Fund Annual Report 2021: Prioritizing Access to Medicines and Supplies for Health Security and Universal Health

ABSTRACT

The PAHO Strategic Fund Annual Report 2021 outlines progress made over the past year in helping ensure access to essential medicines and public health supplies while responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, in an effort to strengthen health systems that bridge health security and universal health. The report covers various aspects of the Strategic Fund, including benefits offered, participating stakeholders, product offerings, and key initiatives. It also provides useful data, information, statistics, and examples of ways in which the Strategic Fund has facilitated technical cooperation across the Region of the Americas. This report aims to summarize the critical work undertaken by the Strategic Fund during 2021 and offer insight into its operating principles and goals for long-term strengthening and support of health systems in the Region.