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Primary health care is available to all the people at the primary level. Before 1978, the health care was not satisfactory that time existing inequality in the health status of the people between urban and rural areas.
The international conference was conducted 6th -12th September in 1978 at Alma Ata (USSR). It is a milestone in the history of public health. The Alma Ata conference called for acceptance of WHO goal of “Health for All” by 2000AD.Primary Health care is a way to achieve HEA 2000AD.
Definition- It is the essential health care made universally accessible to individual and acceptance to them through their full participation at a cost the community and country can afford
Elements of Primary health Care
 Maternal and child health care including Family planning
 Education concerning health promotion and their control
 Promotion of safe water and basic sanitation
 Proper nutrition and food supply
 Immunization against infectious diseases or vaccine preventable Diseases
 Control of locally endemic diseases
 Treatment of common diseases
 Provision of essential drugs
Principle of Primary Heath care
 Equitable Distribution
 Community participation
 Multi sectorial approach
 Appropriate technology
Equitable Distribution: Health services should be accessible to all section of society with special attention to the needy, vulnerable groups
Community Participation: As the primary health care is for the people, by the people. So involvement of the community in planning, implementation and maintenance of health services. Ex VHG, ASHA, AWW,TBA
Multi Sectorial Approach: The primary health care cannot achieve by the health care system only its requires joint effort of other sector like Agriculture, Animal husbandry, education and social welfare
Appropriate Technology: Technology that is adoptable to local need and acceptable to those for whom it is used. It is the use of method. Technique and equipment which are scientifically sound and simple