International Conference on Primary Health Care, 1978
Courtesy World Health Organization
Delegates from 134 nations, global health organizations, and health agencies met at the 1978 International Conference on Primary Health Care in Alma Ata (now Almaty, Kazakhstan). Together, they set out a transformative vision to bring health to all people. The delegates’ call to action still inspires people to act on barriers to health.
“…[H]ealth, which is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, is a fundamental human right…”
Excerpt from the Declaration of Alma Ata, 1978
