Primary Health Care

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE 

CREDIT HOURS: 2

Course Objectives: By the end of the course the student should: 
 define the philosophy, principles, components of Primary Health Care (PHC) and basic health 
needs of the population.   
 describe the structure and function of the health care system at the peripheral and health centre 
levels. 
Course contents: 
Health care of the community - concepts of health care - health systems - levels of health care - 
comprehensive health care -basic health services. Primary health care; definition, principles, elements of PHC - health status & health problems - health care 
delivery system - health needs analysis - resources and health care systems.