Health is not just absence of disease
but a state of physical, mental, social, financial, psychological and spiritual
well being.
The above is a summary of freedom
from family and reproduction health problems as earlier mentioned.
The following are some of the steps
to the freedom: they all give rise to a health care system that is:
a. - promotive
- preventive
- curative
- rehabilitative
b.
Continuous
c.
Coordinated
d.
Collaborative
1. - Genetic counseling
- Nutrition
education
- Marriage
counseling
- Vocational
education
- Community
mobilization
- Encouragement of
establishment of cooperative and credit societies
- Discouragement of
harmful cultural practices
- Advocacy
for governmental and non-governmental presence and
participation in health
matters.
2. Promotion of food supply and proper
nutrition
3. Adequate supply of safe water and
basic sanitation and environmental care.
4. Maternal and child health care
including family planning
5. Immunization against infectious
disease
6. Prevention and control of locally
endemic diseases
7. Appropriate treatment of common
disease and injuries
8. Provision of essential drugs
9. Integrations of mental health into
primary health care systems.
LIMITATIONS
- Political problems
- Ø Political instability
- Ø Transition problems
- Ø Lack of continuity of governmental
projects, programmes and policies
- Ø Victimization of members of opposing
political parties
- Ø Ignorance and refusals to learn
attitude of government officials
- Ø Corruptions
- Ø Placing some people above the law
- Ø Frivolous change in government
policies
- Ø Mismanagement of existing resources
- Ø Wrong priorities
- Ø Refusal to tap or ignorance of the
national potentials both human and material resources
- Ø High level of illiteracy
- Ø Adherence to believes and traditions
- Ø Adherence to customs and norms
- Ø Shortage of man power
- Ø Money carrying culture and lack of
investment and maintenance culture