Major Cities Emergency and Critical Care Improvement Program (MECIP)
Well-organized acute care is a key mechanism for achieving a range of Sustainable Development Goal targets, including those on universal health coverage, road safety, maternal and child health, non-communicable diseases, infectious diseases, disasters and violence. It also helps WHO to fulfill the mandate of its Thirteenth General Program of Work 2019-2023 to strengthen health systems, widen coverage of essential health services and improve integrated service delivery. The role of acute care system in achieving the health sector’s transformation plan (HSTP II) is unprecedented.