PRIMARY HEATH CARE Flashcards
Oral Rehydration Therapy
is the mixture of salt and sugar with clean water
it is very effective as it is cheap for low-income countries
and it can be administered by untrained staff. The WHO estimates 1
million babies lives are saved each year from this.
Vaccination programme
for preventable diseases such as the UNICEF
run polio immunisation campaign were delivered to rural areas as
people here find it more difficult to access healthcare . By 2018 polio
was endemic in only 2 countries
Charities
such as Water Aid improve water and sanitation by installing
facilities such as pit latrines. The number of people without access to
improved drinking water had decreased and the ash compost from
latrines can improve crop yield so malnutrition.
Barefoot Doctors
provide health education and administer basic first aid
they can then refer people to local health care centres/hospitals if
needed This is suitable for developing countries as many rural people
find it hard to travel to the hospitals which can be many days walk away
this takes pressure off the busy hospitals and can treat illnesses earlier
before they become more serious . Barefoot doctors also educate
through play and songs suitable as some people are illiterate in
low-income countries.
insecticide treated
bed nets provide a physical barrier against the mosquito.
However, they need to be treated regularly to be effective
and in some cases are used as fishing nets so washes off insecticide.
Play Pumps International
International provide roundabouts which extract ground
water and having only two moving parts use an appropriate level of
technology.
