Kininogenic activity of rabbit plasma in experimental poisoning with coelomic fluid of Ascaris lumbricoides suis
Fal, W.
Wiadomosci Parazytologiczne 25(3): 281-290
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0043-5163 PMID: 524887 Document Number: 146366
Primary health care is rapidly gaining acceptance as the most practical and rapid solution to the low standards of health care in developing areas. Primary health care provides promotive, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative services that are scientifically sound and acceptable within the local culture. This article, which is the second of two, is concerned with defining the major organizational and other problems involved in the delivery of primary health care. Maximum community and individual self-reliance are essential in the planning, organization, and management of primary health care. Appropriate education is the prerequisite and so is the political will, both at the local and national levels. Primary health care must precede development; it will assist development by sustaining a healthy population. The article specifies ways in which community involvement can be secured, as well as defining planning strategies. Primary health care must also be supported by continuing research, and full account must be taken of the community's financial resources. Primary health care must be integrated with socioeconomic development of the country as a whole. The article explains what Country Health Programming (CHP) is, and provides recommendations for action.