[VNPH Family] PHA-Exch> Funding for primary health care in developing countries (3)

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: mohammad ali barzgar m_ba...@hotmail.com

 
I can not agree any more with your proposal "15by2015".Because always there are a lots of verbal support for Primary Health Care(PHC) and strengthening of Health System Infrastructure.But never there was a concret proposal that what should be done,inorder to the health system Infrastructure be strengthened and re-constructed.Ofcourse the first step is allocating a percent of the budget of the health programme for the porpose.Eventhough I may say the whole budget should go for a health services infrastructure based on primary health care.But it may not be accapteble to the vertical minded donores even to WHO. WHO always preaching for the Revitalization of Primary Health Care,if someone look at their country budget allocation, will see that a meagure amount is allocated to PHC and the rest are allocated to more than 30 vertical projects like ARI,CDD,MCI,AIDS,Cancer.....etc.So I am happy to see a clear proposal that at least 15% of the health budget of the different organizations and Donores be allocated for the strengthening Heath services System Infrastructure based on Comprehensive PHC.Ofcourse I should mention that the financial aspects of the development is essential.But at the same time the National Health Authorities should make sure the Stwardship of the  health system, inorder to the rest of the vertical programme be incorporated into the main stream of the Comprehensive Primary Health Care Aproach of Alma-Ata Decleration.