The Declaration of Alma Ata outlined the 8 essential components of primary health care.

1. Education concerning prevailing health problems and the methods of preventing and controlling them.

2. Promotion of food supply and proper nutrition.

3. An adequate supply of safe water and basic sanitation.

4. Maternal and child health care, including family planning.

5. Immunisation against major infectious diseases.

6. Prevention and control of locally endemic disaeses.

7. Appropriate treatment of common diseases and injuries.

8. Provision of essential drugs.

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