Lecture 3

Question 1

Religion and gender equality

Answer 1

Some use religion as justification to degrade women

Religion is about peace

women having power and being equal to men

Question 2

Primary Health Care

Lalonde Report

Answer 2

1974 From minister of health and welfare

Report called new perspective on health care

founding document of Primary health care

Holistic care was the focus

Question 3

Primary Health Care

Alma-Ata declaration on PHC

5 Principles

Answer 3

accessibility

active public participation

health promotion and chronic disease prevention and management

the use of appropriate technology and innovation

intersectoral cooperation and collaboration

Question 4

Primary health care is the answer to global health

Alma-Ata declaration on PHC

Points on primary health care video

Answer 4

Primary care is basis of health system

Universal health coverage cant be covered without primary health care
-every pt in community can have quality health services without being pushed into poverty due to bad health

Depends on the delivery

The better the primary health, the better hospitals

Health Care workers of the future are important

Primary health care is best when it connects with the community/gov seamlessly
-education is important

Primary health care is multisector

Children benefit the most

Question 5

10 threats to PHC

Answer 5

1. Air Pollution
   - Fossil fuels
2. Noncommunicable Diseases
   - diabetes, cancer, heart disease (70% of deaths)
   - driven by smoking, lack of exercise, alc, diet and air pollution
3. Influenza pandemic
   - vaccines
4. Fragile and vulnerable settings
   - drought, famine, conflict
5. Antimicrobial Resistance
   - tuberculosis
   - miss use of vaccines and antibiotics
6. Ebola and high threat pathogens
7. Weak Primary Health care
   - first point of contact in health care system
   - neglect due to resources
8. Vaccine hesitancy
   - anti vaxxors
   - 30% increase of measles
9. Dengue
   - Mosquito born disease, flu like
   - Rainy season countries (Bangladesh)
10. HIV
    - Self testing and finding treatment

Question 6

What Primary Health Care does

Answer 6

Focuses on the way services are delivered and puts people who receive those services at the centre of care

Enables self care

Optimizes health care provider expertise

Treat acute and episodic illness

enables participation

Recognizes external factors

Question 7

Pillars of PHC 4

Answer 7

Teams

Access

Info
-mobile tech

Healthy Living
-comprehensive care

Question 8

Financing Global health

Official Development Assistance

3 forms

Answer 8

Multilateral

• funding is pooled
• united nations
• banks

bilateral
-one country to another

World bank