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- The principles of primary health care were first outlined in the in 1978, a seminal milestone in global health. Forty years later, global leaders ratified the at the Global Conference on Primary Health Care which took place in Astana, Kazakhstan in October 2018.
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Dec 10, 2020 · What is Primary Health Care (PHC)? History of Primary Health Care; Objectives of Primary Health Care (PHC)? Principles of Primary Health Care (PHC): What are the Pillars of PHC? Elements/components of PHC; Why is Primary Health Care (PHC) Important? What are the Challenges for Implementation of PHC?
Primary Health Care (PHC) is usually associated with the declaration of the 1978 International Conference in Alma Ata, Kazakhstan (known as the “Alma Ata Declaration”).
- Socrates Litsios
- Retired WHO Senior Scientist
- 2015
- 2015
Primary health care (PHC) is a whole-of-society approach to effectively organise and strengthen national health systems to bring services for health and wellbeing closer to communities. [1]
In 1978, at an international conference in Kazakhstan, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund put forward a policy proposal entitled “Primary Health Care” (PHC).
Primary health care (PHC) addresses the majority of a person’s health needs throughout their lifetime. This includes physical, mental and social well-being and it is people-centred rather than disease-centred.
Nov 15, 2023 · PHC is rooted in a commitment to social justice, equity, solidarity and participation. It is based on the recognition that the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction.
I present a historical study of the role played by the World Health Organization and UNICEF in the emergence and diffusion of the concept of primary health care during the late 1970s and early 1980s. I have analyzed these organizations’ political ...
