The Alma-Ata Declaration, adopted at the International Conference on Primary Health Care in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan in 1978, outlined a comprehensive approach to achieving health for all. The declaration had the following objectives and components:
1. Universal access to primary health care: The primary objective of the Alma-Ata Declaration was to ensure that all individuals and communities have access to essential health services, including promotive, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative care.
2. Health equity: The declaration emphasized the need to address health inequalities and ensure that health services are accessible and affordable for all, regardless of their socio-economic status, gender, or geographical location.
3. Community participation: The Alma-Ata Declaration recognized the importance of involving communities in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of health programs. It emphasized the need for community participation to ensure that health services are responsive to local needs and priorities.
4. Intersectoral collaboration: The declaration highlighted the importance of collaboration between different sectors, such as health, education, agriculture, and social welfare, to address the underlying determinants of health and promote comprehensive development.
5. Health promotion and disease prevention: The Alma-Ata Declaration emphasized the importance of promoting health and preventing diseases through measures such as immunization, sanitation, nutrition, and health education.
6. Essential health care services: The declaration called for the provision of essential health care services, including maternal and child health care, family planning, immunization, prevention and control of locally endemic diseases, treatment of common diseases and injuries, and provision of essential drugs.
7. Primary health care workforce: The Alma-Ata Declaration recognized the need to develop and strengthen the primary health care workforce, including doctors, nurses, midwives, and community health workers, to deliver comprehensive and quality health services.
8. Health system strengthening: The declaration emphasized the need to strengthen health systems, including infrastructure, human resources, financing mechanisms, and information systems, to support the delivery of primary health care services.
9. International cooperation: The Alma-Ata Declaration called for international cooperation and support to assist developing countries in achieving primary health care goals, including financial assistance, technical support, and capacity building.
Overall, the Alma-Ata Declaration aimed to promote a holistic and people-centered approach to health care, with a focus on primary health care as the foundation for achieving health for all.