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Mary T. Bassett, MD, MPH, Deputy Commissioner

New York City, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

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In 1978, the Declaration of Alma-Ata, signed by nearly all member states of the World Health Organization and UNICEF, issued a bold call for "Health for All" (available at: http://www.who.int/hpr/NPH/docs/declaration_almaata.pdf). Its core strategy was primary health care, comprising essential elements ranging from safe water to basic health care services. "Health for All" was to occur by the year 2000. Its words signaled a transformative step for the World Health Organization. No longer would the premier international health agency treat health as a technical project, reliant mainly on experts. Instead, it linked health to community action, intersectoral cooperation, and the . . . [Full Text]