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November 2004, Vol 94, No. 11 | American Journal of Public Health 1884-1893
© 2004 American Public Health Association

PUBLIC HEALTH THEN AND NOW

The Christian Medical Commission and the Development of the World Health Organization’s Primary Health Care Approach

Socrates Litsios, ScD

The author is retired from the World Health Organization.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Socrates Litsios, ScD, rue des Scies, 1446 Baulmes, Switzerland.

The primary health care approach was introduced to the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board in January 1975. In this article, I describe the changes that occurred within WHO leading up to the executive board meeting that made it possible for such a radical approach to health services to emerge when it did. I also describe the lesser-known developments that were taking place in the Christian Medical Commission at the same time, developments that greatly enhanced the case for primary health care within WHO and its subsequent support by nongovernmental organizations concerned with community health.




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