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- The Conference strongly reaffirms that health, which is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, is a fundamental human right and that the attainment of the highest possible level of health is a most important world-wide social goal whose realization requires the action of many other social and economic sectors in addition to the health sector.
- The existing gross inequality in the health status of the people, particularly between developed and developing countries as well as within countries, is politically, socially, and economically unacceptable and is, therefore, of common concern to all countries.
- The people have a right and duty to participate individually and collectively in the planning and implementation of their health care.
- Primary health care is essential health care based on practical, scientifically sound, and socially acceptable methods and technology made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community through their full participation and at a cost that the community and country can afford to maintain at every stage of their development in the spirit of self-reliance and self-determination.
The Alma-Ata Declaration of 1978 emerged as a major milestone of the twentieth century in the field of public health, and it identified primary health care as the key to the attainment of the goal of "Health For All" around the globe.
Oct 8, 2019 · Overview. The Declaration of Alma-Ata was endorsed at the Alma-Ata conference, jointly convened by WHO and UNICEF, that focused world attention on primary health care as the key to achieving an acceptable level of health throughout the world.
In 1978, a pivotal conference was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, bringing together health experts and world leaders to commit to health for all. Endorsed at that conference, the declaration formed the foundation for the last 40 years of global primary health care efforts.
dc.date.accessioned: 2018-10-10T20:38:13Z: dc.date.available: 2018-10-10T20:38:13Z: dc.date.issued: 2018-10: dc.identifier.citation: Pan American Health Organization.
Sep 25, 2018 · The images shown at the exhibition highlight key moments from the past 40 years in the Region, and PAHO’s contribution to advancing primary health care. These photos range from the Primary Health Care Conference at the Lenin Convention Center in 1978, to vaccination campaigns held during the Central American conflict during the 1980s.
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Abstract. Declaration from the International Conference on Primary Health Care, Alma-Ata, September 1978, expressing the need for urgent national and international action to protect and promote the health of all, believing that it is a fundamental human right and that the attainment of the highest possible level of health is a most important ...
