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The Story of Primary Health Care : from Alma Ata to the Present Day

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  • Institute of Development Studies IDS
  • Barbara McPake

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The idea of primary health care (PHC) emerged in the 1960s, in recognition of the shortcomings of the health systems inherited by developing countries after independence. The urban, centralised and curative-oriented health systems were poorly matched to the needs of their people. By the time of the Alma Ata conference in 1978, a consensus had emerged placing fresh emphasis on preventive, rural, peripheral and ‘appropriate’ services, integration and inter-sectoral collaboration, and participation of local communities. The conference itself affirmed the right to health – and its definition as a state of complete, physical, mental and social wellbeing.

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  • Institute of Development Studies IDS & Barbara McPake, 2016. "The Story of Primary Health Care : from Alma Ata to the Present Day," Working Papers id:9046, eSocialSciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:ess:wpaper:id:9046
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