primary health care

primary health care

1. barefoot doctors

   • diagnose common illnesses
     • malaria
     • treated more quickly
   • educate about hygiene
     • Zimbabwe
     • reduces chances of disease
       • Trachoma

2. preventing illnesses

   • immunisation programmes
     • Polio
   • Malaria campaigns
     • free Malaria nets
     • increases tourism
     • increases number of people working
       • agricultural productivity
     • promotion through TV, football and music
   • educating people
     • filtering water using mesh

3. improving maternal and child health

   • malaria nets for pregnant women
     • most vulnerable people are children
     • reduces incidents of Malaria
     • Tanzania
   • free family planning
     • Zimbabwe
   • increase in births attended by midwives
     • reduces IMR
     • increases sanitation of conditions