The government of Uganda has embarked on releasing PHC at the beginning of the quarter. This is a very very good move we have ever called for. However we need to ensure we monitor the values for money with focus on the following Principles of Primary Health Care (PHC) 1. Accessibility (equal distribution): this is the first and most important key to PHC. Healthcare services must be equally shared by all the people of the community irrespective of their race, creed or economic status. This concept helps to shift the accessibility of healthcare from the cities to the rural areas where the most needy and vulnerable groups of the population live. 2. Community participation: this includes meaningful involvement of the community in planning, implementing and maintaining their health services. Through the involvement of the community, maximum utilisation of local resources, such as manpower, money and materials, can be utilised to fulfill the goals of PHC. 3. Health promotion: involves all the important issues of health education, nutrition, sanitation, maternal and child health, and prevention and control of endemic diseases. Through health promotion individuals and families build an understanding of the determinants of health and develop skills to improve and maintain their health and wellbeing. 4. Appropriate technology: technology that is scientifically sound, adaptable to local needs, and acceptable to those who apply it and for whom it is used. 5.Inter-sectoral collaboration: to be able to improve the health of local people the PHC programme needs not only the health sector, but also the involvement of other sectors, like agriculture, education and housing.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 11:41:10 +0000
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