Postgraduate - UnitMPH5248 - Primary health care in developing countries

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Describe the principles and elements of primary health care;
2. Explain how primary health care has evolved and the issues that have shaped its development;
3. Outline important cross-cutting issues in PHC and the role of primary healthcare in health systems strengthening;
4. Describe the importance, variety and roles of community health workers and peripheral service delivery in primary health care;
5. Describe the strategies taken to maximise the likelihood of PHC succeeding as a health care system at community, district and country levels;
6. Explain the role of global agencies; aid programs and other international health interventions in primary health care services;
7. Outline the role of community knowledge, attitudes and practices and health care seeking behaviours in primary health care;
8. Summarise important issues in the financing of primary health care;
9. Demonstrate how PHC principles and practices may apply to current global health issues including control of communicable diseases (including HIV infection), urbanisation, ageing and chronic diseases.