Health Vision 2020 'Health for all in Guyana' - A National Health Strategy for Guyana 2013-2020.

Health Vision 2020 'Health for all in Guyana' - A National Health Strategy for Guyana 2013-2020 is presents a coherent long-term plan for addressing health determinants and constraints in the health system in order to realize health for all in Guyana. It describes the conceptual and strategic direction of the strategy, highlighting the strategic pillars, goals and performance targets, including an overview of the strategic components that will be addressed over the eight years and presents the approach to the prioritization of the strategy across two phases of implementation. The vision is that: All people of Guyana are among the healthiest in the Caribbean and the Americas by the year 2020. The Ministry of Health will create an enabling framework for full participation and provide leadership in the integrated delivery of quality, effective and responsive health services and prevention measures to improve the physical, mental and social well-being of all peoples in Guyana. The ministry in collaboration with all stakeholders will steward national health issues of importance to society through advocating for health in all public policy. Health Vision 2020 defines seven dimensions of the health system: health governance and leadership, health financing, strategic information, drugs and medical supplies, services delivery through Integrated Health Service Delivery Networks and strategic partnerships. Six service priority areas are defined: health across the life course; non-communicable diseases, communicable diseases, environmental health, food security and nutrition, and health promotion.