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PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRACTICE

Definition and Brief History

Primary health care was a new approach to HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Health_care " \o "Health care " health care that came into existence following an international conference in HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Alma_Ata " \o "Alma Ata " Alma Ata in 1978 organised by the HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /World_Health_Organisation " \o "World Health Organisation " World Health Organisation and the HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /UNICEF " \o "UNICEF " UNICEF . The Alma Ata conference defined primary health care as follows "Primary health care

is essential health care based on practical scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community through their full participation and at a cost that the community and the country can afford to maintain at every stage of their development in the spirit of self-determination (Wikipedia encyclopedia

Primary health care was accepted by the member countries of WHO as the key to achieving the goal of Health for all

Primary care stands at the center of medical care systems . Providing an entry point , delivering core medical preventive care , and helping patients coordinate and integrate care , are its key functions . Each of the dimension is necessary in improving health outcomes and cost performance . In to reduce disparities in care ,increasing citizens opportunity to live healthy and productive lives , there should be a ready access to each primary care program

Internationally , redesigning primary care in to be more accessible , continuous , coordinated and patient-centered with the emphasis on promoting health and engaging patients in their own care

Australian Primary Health Care runs medical centres , dental clinics and pathology services , and took over information technology and software group Health Communication Network . Its shares last traded at A 11 .28 up 24 percent so far this financial year outpacing a 17 percent rise in the health care index

Primary care is the basis to a high-performance health care system and has an important role in health care quality . As the general public experiences the benefits of primary health care system , it in turn generates public confidence towards the system

Essential components of primary health care

The HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Alma_Ata_Declaration " \o "Alma Ata Declaration " Declaration of Alma Ata outlined essential components of primary health care . It emphasize that health and development are inter rellated . Health , being a social phenomenon recognizes the interplay of political , socio-cultural and economic factors as its determinant . Good health is manifested by the progressive improvements on the living conditions and quality of life enjoyed by the community residents . Essential health services must be acessible available , acceptable and affordable . This means that the health services must be present where the supposed recipients are . Genuine people 's participation is essential . Since people are the center , object of development , the success of any undertaking that aims at serving the people is dependent on the people 's participation at all levels of decision making which must be based...