Basic Health Care And Nutrition Program

In 1978, the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted the Declaration of Alma-Ata. The declaration, named for the host city, Almaty, Kazakhstan (formerly known as Alma-Ata), outlined the organization's stance towards health care made available for all people in the world. The declaration also defined eight essential components of primary health care, which helped outline a means of providing health care globally.

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Public Education


• Public education is the first, and one of the most essential, component of primary health care. By educating the public on the prevention and control of health problems, and encouraging participation, the World Health Organization works to keep disease from spreading on a personal level.


Proper Nutrition


• Nutrition is another essential component of health care. WHO works to prevent malnutrition and starvation and to prevent many diseases and afflictions.


Clean Water & Sanitation


• A supply of clean, safe drinking water, and basic sanitation measures regarding trash, sewage and water cleanliness can significantly improve the health of a population, reducing and even eliminating many preventable diseases.


Maternal & Child Health Care


• Ensuring comprehensive and adequate health care to children and to mothers, both expecting and otherwise, is another essential element of primary health care. By caring for those who are at the greatest risk of health problems, WHO helps future generations have a chance to thrive and contribute to globally. Sometimes, care for these individuals involves adequate counseling on family planning and safe sex.


Immunization


• By administering global immunizations, WHO works to wipe out major infectious diseases, greatly improving overall health globally.


Local Disease Control


• Prevention and control of local diseases is critical to promoting primary health care in a population. Many diseases vary based on location. Taking these diseases into account and initiating measures to prevent them are key factors in efforts to reducie infection rates.


Accessible Treatment


• Another important component of primary health care is access to appropriate medical care for the treatment of diseases and injuries. By treating disease and injury right away, caregivers can help avoid complications and the expense of later, more extensive, medical treatment.


Drug Provision


• By providing essential drugs to those who need them, such as antibiotics to those with infections, caregivers can help prevent disease from escalating. This makes the community safer, as there is less chance for diseases to be passed along.

Our Goal


To improve health status of local communities


Objectives


1. To give health education to communities
2. To set up a health care center where medical services will be given to the sick.
3. To sell medicines with cheaper prices than local markets
4. To set up mobile clinic by visiting project villages
5. To enhance community health care system by giving birth Community Health Workers
6. To produce local nurses and mid-wives for

 

Causes of Malnutrition
Archbishop Charles Bo ::

CAD is always grateful to our beloved and venerable Archbishop Charles Bo who is joining in and giving us a helping hand to kick-start progress of people in rural areas.

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