Community Health - 1377 Words

According to Alma Atta declaration V, “Governments have a responsibility for the health of their people which can be fulfilled only by the provision of adequate health and social measures. A main social target of governments, international organizations and the whole world community in the coming decades should be the attainment by all peoples of the world by the year 2000 of a level of health that will permit them to lead a socially and economically productive life. Primary health care is the key to attaining this target as part of development in the spirit of social justice.” This declaration was not attained because of HIV and AIDS pandemic which emerged during 1990s. This compromised health systems and every sector was affected and this generally affected our economy. World Health Organization (1978) “Primary Health Care is an essential health care; based on practical, scientifically sound, and socially acceptable method and technology; universally accessible to all in the community