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Lecture 12-Primary Health Care
Lecture 12-Primary Health Care
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YEAR 1 BLOCK 1
Objectives
By the end of the lesson students
should be able to :
1.Define primary health care
2.State the elements of primary
health care
3.Describe the principles of primary
health care
Definitions
•A practical approach towards
essential health care universally to
individuals and families in an
acceptable and affordable way with
full participation of the community.
Origins of primary health care
•Idea was born out of the conference
held in Alma Ata which was attended by
158 countries in 1978.
•The goal set was “ health for all by
2000”
•The goal did not apply to the total
eradication of disease, but the focus was
for all the people to have access to
health services to better lives and
promote maximum health.
•Encourage changes in the health
policy of the request of the
community.
•Values health promotion and
prevention of disease as apposed to
the curative approach.
Aims of PHC
•To bring health care as close as
possible to where the people live
and work.
•To address the main health
problems in the community by
providing promotive , preventive ,
curative and rehabilitation services
accordingly.
Continued.