PH 005 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Gross Domestic Product, Essential Medicines, Global Health

• School: UC Merced
• Department: Public Health
• Course: PH 005
• Professor: Professor Gonzalez

Document Summary

Primary health care, from alma-ata to the present. At core ideas about health systems in low & middle is the notion of primary health care which comes partly from historic conference in 1978 in alma-ata (almaty) in former. One of most important meetings in history of global health. 1st speaks of health as a human right. 2nd: set a goal of ensuring that they would be health for all by the year 2000. Meeting also outlined concept of primary health care . This care is essential & socially acceptable. Address needs of the community & be affordable. Provide preventive, promotive, curative & rehabilitative services. Linked to action on key determinants of health (including health education, water supply, & sanitation) Pay special attention to infections diseases & other common causes of morbidity. & mortality, family planning, immunization, & the provision of essential drugs. Notion of primary health care that was articulated at alma-ata remains important.