Historical Background of Primary Health Care Flashcards
The 30th World Health Assembly adopted a resolution setting the social target for all governments and WHO to ensure that by the year 2000, people globally would achieve a level of health that enables them to lead socially and economically productive lives.
May 1977
The International Conference on Primary Health Care was held in Alma-Ata, USSR (now Russia). This event was pivotal in establishing PHC as a fundamental approach to achieving “Health for All.”
September 6-12, 1978
In the Philippines, President Ferdinand Marcos issued Letter of Instruction (LOI) 949, mandating the Ministry of Health to adopt PHC as a strategy for designing, developing, and implementing health programs that focus on
community-level health development.
October 19, 1979
Goals of Primary Health Care
- universal coverage reforms
- Organizing health services around people’s needs and expectations
- Integrating health into all sectors
- Pursuing collaborative models of policy dialogue
- Increasing stakeholder participation.
Objectives of Primary Health Care
- Education of Health
- Locally Endemic Disease Control
A potent method for disseminating information. It fosters collaboration between family members and health workers to promote health and prevent illness.
Education of Health
Focuses on preventing the occurrence of endemic diseases to reduce morbidity rates.
Endemic Disease Control
