title: Alma-Ata and after.
abstract: The Alma-Ata Conference on Primary Health Care in 1978 marked a turning point in WHO's history and in international cooperation in health. Attempts to put the decisions of that conference into practice have not always been successful, but the principles that were formulated then remain as valid as ever. The author, who was one of the main moving spirits behind this unique event, puts things into perspective.
authors.affiliation: Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Venediktov
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic / Q000266:history*; D003906:Developing Countries; D014943:Global Health; D006291:Health Policy; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014586:USSR; D014480:United Nations / Q000266:history; D014944:World Health Organization / Q000266:history