30.08.2019
From primary health care to universal health coverage—one step forward and two steps back

The Lancet "Primary health care (PHC), codified at the historic 1978 Alma Ata Conference, was advocated as the means to achieve health for all by the year 2000.1 The principles of PHC included universal access and equitable coverage; comprehensive care emphasising disease prevention and health promotion; community and individual participation in health policy, planning, and provision; intersectoral action on health determinants; and appropriate technology and cost-effective use of available resources." (From David Sanders, Sulakshana Nandi, Ronald Labonté, Carina Vance, Wim Van Damme) Foto: Kinderstation am Gesundheitszentrum der evangelischen Kirche CEPAC in Sange, Kongo © Difäm