Astana will adopt a new declaration that will determine the direction for the further development of primary health care in the world.
The mission of experts from the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) arrived in Astana to prepare for the Global Conference on Primary Health Care (PHC), dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the Almaty Declaration, which will be held in Astana on October 25-26, 2018 of the year.
“In 1978, the Alma-Ata Declaration was the first international declaration that advocates primary health care as the main strategy for achieving health for all. Other important follow-up movements, such as health promotion, social determinants of health, and universal health care, are based on the original principles and values of the Declaration of Alma-Ata - justice, solidarity, social justice, ”said Assistant Director-General of WHO, Dr. Naoko Yamamoto, in her speech at a press conference in the CCS.
According to her, the upcoming conference will again emphasize the importance and significance of primary health care in maintaining public health. It is expected that about 1200 participants will take part in it, of which 800 people will be foreign guests.
“This is not just a conference. It is about ensuring adherence to strong, fair primary health care on an ongoing basis throughout the world for many years after the conference and ensuring that no one is left behind — without medical care — through primary care in medicine, ”commented the Minister. Health Elzhan Birtanov.
It should be noted that the conference will discuss such issues as: the role of integration of primary health care with other services, the role of human resources and personnel planning, the role of primary health care in managing chronic noncommunicable diseases, the problem of antimicrobial resistance in the world, the role of information systems, digitalization and innovation in health care, PHC in work with aging
This conference is organized by three parties: the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the government of Kazakhstan. Delegations from over 120 WHO member countries are invited to attend, including the ministers of health, world-renowned experts, patrons and speakers, key nongovernmental organizations, and the first heads of UN agencies.
