Child health strategies in primary health care.

The topic of this presentation is, of course, very vast, and much discussion has occurred in recent years. For example, it is widely recognized that the extension of basic health services to underserved rural areas and slums is essential everywhere. Secondly, it is apparent that this can only be done by means of primary health care (PHC) workers which, in turn, implies that the government of the particular country, and the health and medical establishment have to be convinced that this is really important, desirable, feasible, economical and appropriate.