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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.
Declaration of Alma-Ata was adopted at the International Conference on Primary Health Care (PHC), Almaty (formerly Alma-Ata), Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan), Soviet Union 6–12 September 1978.
This introductory post in the Alma-Ata blog series examines its historical importance, analyzing how this seminal public health declaration has structured the evolution of human rights in global health over the past 40 years.
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The total fertility rate declined from 6 children to 2.3 per woman—replacement level in urban areas; The contraceptive prevalence rate rose from zero to 43%. The maternal mortality ratio [per 100,000 live births] declined from a natural level of 1,500 or more to 239.
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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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.
