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Wednesday, 4 March 2015

Achieving health for all [3]

I am well aware that there may be challenges on the journey to the achievement of this dream, health for all through Primary health care.
Some of these challenges may include:

Minimal or zero governmental support : it may be difficult to convince the government on the need to pump more money into primary health care due to lack of sufficient national funds for other sectors also clamoring for attention. Also previous failed  health projects may have left a bitter taste, such that it may be difficult to get the trust of the government that funds allocated will not be mis managed as others.
Without the support of the government, it would be difficult to obtain inter sectoral  participation, which is key for the success of primary health care.

The recruitment of human resource in terms of the right partners and people for the job may also be difficult. How do we get partners and workers who will be committed to the project and do it passionately as a gift to humanity and not just because of the remuneration or benefits?
Without the recruitment of passionate human resource, community projects may experience a lull and then become stagnant.

Adequate funding : one of the reasons for the prior failure of the Alma Ata declaration of 1978 was that governments and non governmental organizations saw it as massive and capital intensive. Hence, were reluctant to pump money into it.
Without adequate funding, it might be difficult to carry out my set objective in my adopted community of interest. Health workers also cannot be adequately remunerated and community projects may be stalled.

I strongly believe that by doing my own part as an agent of change in my community, I will be promoting the achievement of health for all through primary health care.

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