Primary Health Care Aim- to suggest strategies for improving health care and control of disease in LEDC(s). Throughout the developing world, governments are unable to afford the elaborate health care systems found in the west. In an effort to improve the health the health of their citizens they have adopted a number of strategies classified as primary health care.

PHC-Strategy for improving Water and Sanitation This ventilated toilet is cheap to build, does not use precious water and prevents flies from spreading disease. In addition sewage will not leak into drinking water supplies. Low cost ventilated toilet

Example of a primary healthcare model

Primary Health care tasks Resource: pp22-24 of D+H textbook What is the role of primary Healthcare? For a range of countries give examples of how PHC programmes are implemented? What are the advantages and disadvantages of these PHC programmes? (give named examples)

Primary Health Care Challenge You have to produce an A3 poster, which is colourful and informative and easy to understand. Your poster must include the following; Information on what are the 8 strands of PHC, with a short description of each. For at least 4 strands give an example of how that strand can be implemented. Resources PHC information sheet Surviving childhood information sheet Keeping our water clean information sheet