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(Background papers for annual meet, Jan 23, 24, 25,1991)
CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON
THE STRATEGY OF HEALTH FOR ALL BY 2000 A.D.
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(1) Alma Ata, 1978 WHO UNICEF; (2) Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, Parks; (3) High Prevalence of Gym
Principles of a National Health Policy
Definition of Health
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Guidelines for state health care delivery system
Suggestions from field experience of voluntary sector
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The Declaration ot llma-Ata
Primary Health Care is the key to health for all
n a world in which four-fifths'of the population has no
access to any permanent form of health care, and in
which millions more are disenchanted with .the service
^provided by conventional health systems, primary healt’hj
care is the key to achieving an acceptable I eve 1-dfeySiffi/^i
all. The International Conference on Primary Health Care,
held at Alma-Ata in the U§§R from 6 to 12 Septepfber^78^
drew up the fundamental principles oL.this, aT-seXi^jqj
concept and embodied them in The Declaration of AlmaAta. Urgent national and international action is needed
now to translate, these principlejjhinto dynamic, practical’
programmes.
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world health organization
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rationally
Declaration of Alma-Ata
spirit of partnership and service to en-
The International Conference on Primary Health Care/meeting in
Alma-Ata this twelfth day of September in the year Nineteen
hundred and seventy-eight, expressing the need for urgent action
by all governments, all health and development workers, and the
world community to protect and promote the health of all the
people of the world, hereby makes the following Declaration:
I The conference strongly reaffirms that
essential to sustained economic and sound and socially acceptable methods
and technology made universally acces-
health status of the people, particularly
between developed and developing coun-
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fullest use
that the attainment of the highest pos
sible level of health is a most important
health sector.
for the further development and opera
and country can afford to maintain at^^
ery stage of their development in the spitheir health care
country’s health system, of which it is the
to develop and implement primary
lealth care throughout the world and
ing prevailing health problems and the
methods of preventing and controlling referral systems, leading to the progreshealth care for all, and giving priority to
7. relies, at local and referral levels, on ganizations, as well as multilateral and
Governments have a responsibility
for the health of their people which can
and constitutes tlmfirst element of a conconcern to all countries.
main social target of governments, inter
national organizations and the whole
■ of the world by the year 2000 of a teve^ of Primary health care:
health that will permit them to lead a 1. reflects and evolves from the ecoOrder, is of basic importance to the ful- life.fPrimary health care is the key to at
test attainment of health for all and to- taining this target as part of development
the reduction of the gap between the in the spirit of social justice.^
propriate treatment of common diseases
tor, all related sectors and aspects q£.
national and community development,
work as a health team and to respond to to channel increased technical and finanthe expressed health needs of the comthe aforementioned to collaborate in
introducing, developing and maintainVIII -- *
All governments should formulate
national policies, strategies and plans of Declaration.
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THE NEW ORIENTATION OF HEALTH
SERVICES, WITH RESPECT TO
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE WORK
The booklet entitled “Health Work for Human Developup by the Pontifical Council COR UNUM in 1976 in order to
l. THE CHRISTIAN APPROACH
Christ took pity on people and came to their aid, whether
attention was given to the sick person with whom he frequently
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Care work has the advantage of following the principle of subsidi-
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2.2. The basic principles of W.H.O.
1. Primary health care should be shaped around the life
5. All health interventions should be undertaken, at the
7. Primary helath care services should be fully integrated
plain why they are afraid of the hospital, why they seek medical
people they represent and appoints the community health Worker.
He (or she) is given the basic training to be able to provide primary
in “The Primary Health Worker” (Experimental edition, 1977,
4. with authorization from the local authorities, visit all
6. keep in as close contact as possible with his supervisor
be so advanced that the individual is pushed beyond his capacity.
Sometimes it is a good idea to tram local healers or traditional
supplies etc.) must allocate them fairly for the benefit of the local
3.
QUALIFIED HEALTH SERVICE.PERSONNEL
Each individual country has the task of determining the
ventures undertaken in the past have shown that a unified termino-
their health care work, can be at various different levels of skills
of a health care team. He must be capable of coping both with
merely a means for accomplishing routine work such as distri-
This health care team usually comprises the following memthey have different educational background and training, different
vice of the sick and their communities, sometimes inevitably leads
is the leader’s responsibility to restore harmony, if he is unable to
provide medical treatment, nursing care, hygiene education and
needs of their fellow-men. This showshow important it is for
4.
THE THINKING UNDERLYING THE CHURCH’S
NEW APPROACH TO HEALTH CARE
has shown the vital importance of a whole motivational approach
The health care centre stands midway between the village
The team must also help the community health workers in
health centres which refer the patients they cannot handle to it, or
those in need of surgery.
cate the local people in basic public health, hygiene and simple
the health centres and the community health workers.
ment Board or a similar kind of body, the local communities must
5.
CHRISTIANS’ RESPONSIBILITIES
the love of God and their fellow-men. If they work in the field
ing discouraged or useless as a result of this new state of affairs,
it may happen that in some cases some of their hospital workers
local people. Before they take part in this new health care policy,
PARTICIPANTS TO THE WORKING GROUP
Fr. HENRI DE RIEDMATTEN, O.P., Pontifical Council COR
UNUM Secretary.
Dr. LIESELOTTE BAUER DE BARRAGAN, Director “Fund-
Fr. NIVERSINDO A. CHERUBIN, M.I., Superintenden
Prof. VICTOR-ARMAND DE GROOTE, Pharmacist (Belgium),
Fr. HENRI FOREST, S.J., Secretariat COR UNUM.
Dr. ANNE MARIE GADE,
WHO (Denmark).
Sr. SUZANNE LEURS, Director "Bureau
Dr. URSULA LIEBRICH, Associate Director “Christian Medical
Fr. ROGER DU NOYER, M.E.P., COR UNUM Under-SecretDr. ARNOLD RADTKE, Health Adviser to MISEREOR (GerDr. ELEONORA AGATHA SCHRODER, Health Adviser
CEBEMO (Holland).
Miss GHISLAINE VAN MASSENHOVE, General Secretary
CIAMS (Belgium).
JDr^Sr. FRANCES WEBSTER, Member, Central Team, "Medi
cal Missionary Sisters” (United States)
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KNOWLEDGE ON HEALTH IS EVERYONE'S RIGHT
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^sential1 condVions^for international
proposals made by the United Nations.
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COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR HEALTH
COMMUNITY INTERACTION WITH MEDIA
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NEW COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
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MAKING HEALTHY BEHAVIOUR A WAY OF LIFE
HOW PEOPLE DEFINE SICKNESS
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Regional Office for South-East Asia, Indraprastha Estate. New Delhi-110 007.
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SELF-CARE, THE KEY TO HEALTH
UNDERSTANDING ILL HEALTH
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HEALTH FOR ALL ALL FOR HEALTH
SELF-RELIANCE FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
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self-reliance for primary health care
TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS (TBAs)
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TECHNICAL GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR PHC
BUILDING COMMUNITY SELF-RELIANCE - A CHALLENGE TO HEALTH WORKERS
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