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Primary Health Care

Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3Place of the primary health care in health systems strengthening and Alma Ata Declaration...4How attitudes towards PHC have changed over time.................................................................5Ways of appropriately updated and reassessed the relevance of PHC........................................7Current emphasis of SDGs..........................................................................................................8CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTIONPrimary healthcare refers to the whole society formulation to health and well beingfocused on characteristics and needs of individuals, community and families. It mainly focuseson interrelated and comprehensive aspect of mental, social and physical health as well as well-being of individual. It also provides person care for the health requirements throughout lifespan,not only for set of the specific diseases (Baum, 2016). Primary healthcare is non moving incommitment to the equality and social justice and also recognition of fundamental right tohighest possible standards of health. This assignment will include case study about the primaryhealthcare and its strengths. PHC promotes wellness and health seeks to prevent illness andinjuries. It's all about creating conditions which helps individuals to stay and become healthy andwell. MAIN BODYPrimary health care is very essential in every country. Countries around world agreed toDeclaration of Astana, assuring to the strength primary health care systems are very importantsteps to achieve universal health coverage. Meeting maximum people's needs of health throughprotective, curative, preventive, rehabilitative and comprehensive promotive care thought theworld. Primary health care is essential to achieve health related Sustainable Development Goalsand the universal health coverage also. This will contributes attainment of various goals beyondhealth goal that include poverty, education, clean water, gender equality, work, economic growthand reducing inequality (Read and et. al., 2017). Primary health care is very well positioned to respond to the rapid economic,demographic and technological changes, all of that impact well being and health. Primary healthcare has proven to be highly efficient and effective way to address main risk and causes of poorhealth. It also includes key elements which are required to improve health security as alsoprevent the health threats like antimicrobial and epidemics resistance, through these measures aseducation, community engagement and rational prescribing essential public health functions aswell as surveillance. This health care ensures individuals receive comprehensive care whichranges from prevention and promotion of treatment, palliative care and rehabilitation as near asfeasible to individual's everyday environment. This also about extending reach of health careproviders into the community. PHC is integral part of the country' health system, which is firstlevel of the contact for people and their families and enables healthcare to provide close to the

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