Primary Health Care System – A Need For Renewal
Health care systems are evolved to meet the needs of the population. These systems may vary from one country to the other. While some are planned well, some countries lag far behind in their services. Primary health care is essential care based on practical and socially acceptable methods which are accessible universally to the entire community gaining their full participation at an affordable cost. It was accepted by World Health Organization as the key to achieve the goal of health for all.
It is not the responsibility of a single person. It takes the efforts of institutions all over the world to make the world relieved of any burden from diseases. Today Worldwide health systems are affected by striking inequities in access to care and cost of service delivery. They are often disjointed, unfair, and ineffective than they should be. While rich countries are specialized excessively, poor ones are not able to cope up with increase in disease and the cost to maintain health. Preventive methods are often either neglected or not given much importance. Health care systems are clearly lacking a sense of direction. If the present scenario continues then managing the challenges posed by new emerging diseases will become more complex. Continue Reading…
