ALMA ATA DECLERATION

At the conference held in 1978, the Alma-Ata Declaration has defined public health care as “Primary Health Care” is essential healthcare made universally accessible to individuals and acceptable to them, through their full participation and at a cost the community and country can afford.

Bhore Committee Comprehensive Health Care

Ans. is ‘b’ i.e., Alma ata Declaration 

o The Bhore committee in 1946 gave the concept of Primary Health Centre as basic health unit.

o But in the view of limited resources, the committee recommendations could not implemented even after the lapse of 60 years.

o The deceleration of Alma ata conference in 1978 setting the goal of health for all by 2000 AD, has ushered as a new philosophy of equity, and a new approach – the primary health care approach.

o The national health plan (1983) proposed the reorganization of PHC for more effective coverage. As on 22370 PHC has been established in the country.

Ans. is ‘d’ i.e., Best approach for health for al is basic health care

The Declaration of Alma-Ata (1978) by emphasizing the need for “individual and community participation” gave a new meaning and direction to the practice of health education.

In 1978, the Alma-Ata International conference on Primary Health Care reaffirmed Health for All as the major social goal fo governments, and stated that the best approach to achieve the goal of HFA is by providing primary health care, especially to the vast majority of underserved rural people and urban poor.

It was envisaged that by the year 2000, at least essential health care should be accessible to all individuals and families in an acceptable and affordable way, with their full participation.

The Alma-Ata Conference called on all governments to formulate national policies, strategies and plans of action to launch and sustain primary health care as part of a national health system.

It is left to each country to develop its norms and indicators for providing primary health care according to its own circumstances.

Ans. c. Provision of free medicines

Primary Health Care

• The Alma Ata Conference has defined primary health care as — an essential health care made universally accessible to individuals and acceptable to them, through their full participation and at a cost the community and country can
• The Alma — Ata Declaration has outlined 8 essential components of primary health care
• Education concerning prevailing health problems and the methods of preventing and controlling them^Q
• Promotion of food supply and proper nutrition^Q
• An adequate supply of safe water and basic sanitation^Q
• Maternal and child health care, including family planning^Q
• Immunization against major infectious diseasesQ
• Prevention and control of locally endemic diseases^Q
• Appropriate treatment of common diseases and injuries^Q
• Provision of essential drugs^Q

The principles of primary health care include

• Equitable distribution^Q
• Community participation^Q
• Intersectoral co-ordination^Q
• Appropriate technology^Q