Reflection on Carl Taylor Lecture
Carl Taylor Reflection Assignment by Parvin Ngala
Dr. Carl Taylor’s contribution to the promoting the concept of Primary Health Care is insurmountable. This essay reviews Dr. Taylor’s lecture on “An Introduction to the roots of Primary Health Care; Path to Alma Ata”. It looks at his insights on Primary
Health Care (PHC) and compares and contrasts them with other literature and videos on the same subject shared by Professor Henry Perry. This reflection will look at issues relating to the understanding of Primary Health Care (PHC). It will also look at the methodology of implementation of PHC as proposed and as implemented over the years. The issue of how PHC has been redefined or repackaged will be looked at and what the impact of this has been on the overall goal of PHC.
Dr. Taylor refers to various terminologies that have been linked with Primary Health
Care including Primary care, Community Oriented Primary Care and Community Based primary health care. Dr. Perry in his presentation additionally refers to Census-Based
Impact Oriented Approach. The Alma Ata Declaration defines Primary Health care as essential health care based on practical, scientifically sound, and socially acceptable methods and technologies made universally available to communities through their participation and at a cost they can afford to maintain (bold mine).
Except for Primary Care, which is individual focused, the recurring theme is community and the emphasis is on, according to Dr Perry’s discussion, health care both based in the community and in which the community participates. This is wher health care is available at the community level through medical practitioners being based at the grassroot level for example the Narangwal project or trained community health workers share health messages and undertake surveillance as with the Comprehensive Rural Health Project
Jamkhed project in India.
With regards to community participation; Dr. Taylor and Dr. Perry talk
Dr. Carl Taylor’s contribution to the promoting the concept of Primary Health Care is insurmountable. This essay reviews Dr. Taylor’s lecture on “An Introduction to the roots of Primary Health Care; Path to Alma Ata”. It looks at his insights on Primary
Health Care (PHC) and compares and contrasts them with other literature and videos on the same subject shared by Professor Henry Perry. This reflection will look at issues relating to the understanding of Primary Health Care (PHC). It will also look at the methodology of implementation of PHC as proposed and as implemented over the years. The issue of how PHC has been redefined or repackaged will be looked at and what the impact of this has been on the overall goal of PHC.
Dr. Taylor refers to various terminologies that have been linked with Primary Health
Care including Primary care, Community Oriented Primary Care and Community Based primary health care. Dr. Perry in his presentation additionally refers to Census-Based
Impact Oriented Approach. The Alma Ata Declaration defines Primary Health care as essential health care based on practical, scientifically sound, and socially acceptable methods and technologies made universally available to communities through their participation and at a cost they can afford to maintain (bold mine).
Except for Primary Care, which is individual focused, the recurring theme is community and the emphasis is on, according to Dr Perry’s discussion, health care both based in the community and in which the community participates. This is wher health care is available at the community level through medical practitioners being based at the grassroot level for example the Narangwal project or trained community health workers share health messages and undertake surveillance as with the Comprehensive Rural Health Project
Jamkhed project in India.
With regards to community participation; Dr. Taylor and Dr. Perry talk