Primary Health Care Flashcards
Barefoot doctors
Provide health education and basic first aid
They can refer
People to health centres and hospitals if needed
Individuals were chosen
By the village and trained in basic health care and so were fully trusted by the community
This is suitable for
Rural people who may struggle to travel to hospitals that can be days travelling
This takes pressure
Off busy hospitals
Oral
Rehydration therapy is salt sugar and clean water solutions
It is very effective as
It is cheap for developing countries and can be administered by untrained staff
The WHO
Estimates that 1 million babies are saved each year by this
Vaccination programmes
Have been set up against this preventable diseases like polio run by unicef
These are delivered to
Rural areas who have difficulty accessing healthcare
In 2018
Polio was endemic in only 2 countries
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Pumps international provide roundabouts which extract ground water
Charities such as
Water aid provide sanitation and clean water by installing pit latrines
