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. 2008 Mar 8;336(7643):536-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39469.432118.AD.

Is the declaration of Alma Ata still relevant to primary health care?

Stephen Gillam  1
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Is the declaration of Alma Ata still relevant to primary health care?

Stephen Gillam. BMJ. .

Abstract

Thirty years after WHO highlighted the importance of primary health carein tackling health inequality in every country, Stephen Gillam reflects on the reasons for slow progress and the implications for today’s health systems

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Comment in

  • Funding for primary health care in developing countries.
    De Maeseneer J, van Weel C, Egilman D, Mfenyana K, Kaufman A, Sewankambo N, Flinkenflögel M. De Maeseneer J, et al. BMJ. 2008 Mar 8;336(7643):518-9. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39496.444271.80. BMJ. 2008. PMID: 18325939 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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