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Primary Health Care Strategies - Coggle Diagram
Primary Health Care Strategies
Oral Re-Hydration Therapy (ORT)
A mixture of salt and sugar with clean water
It is effective because it is a cheap alternative for low income countries
And it can be administered by untrained staff
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimate that over 1 million child lives are saved as a result.
Vaccination Programmes for preventable diseases
Like the UNICEF ran polio immunisation campaign
Which were delivered in rural areas as people find it more difficult to access healthcare here
As a result of this by 2018 Polio was endemic in only two countries
Charities such as Water Aid
Improve water and sanitation by installing facilities such as pit latrines
The number of people without access to clean water has decreased
And the ash compost from pit latrines can be used to increase crop yield so lowering malnutrition
Barefoot Doctors are people who provide basic health care and health education
They can also refer people to local health centres/hospitals if needed
This is effective in rural areas as many people find it difficult to reach hospitals as they are several days walk away
This also takes the strain of hospitals and allows diseases to be treated before they become too serious
They also provide health education through songs which is suitable because some people are illiterate and can't read leaflets
Insecticide treated bed nets are used to provide a physical barrier to the mosquito
However these need to be treated regularly to be effective
They can also be used as fish nets which washes away the insecticide
Play pumps international are roundabouts which extract ground water
And only having two moving parts proves it to be a useful piece of technology