1. Ramon Lorenzo Luis Rosa Guinto President, Asian Medical Students’ Association-Philippines Asia-Pacific Youth Representative to the 30 th Conference of the Alma Ata Declaration Healing Asia through Alma Ata Perspectives and Experiences from Asian Youth

2. Ailing Asia The continent’s health at a glimpse

18. The Primacy of Primary Health Care Why Alma Ata Remains Relevant for Asia Today

20. 1978: Alma Ata Declaration

21. Alma Ata, 1978 The International Conference on Primary Health Care calls for urgent action by all governments, all health and development workers, and the world community to protect and promote the health of all the people of the world by the year 2000.

24. Primary Health Care Principles Community participation Multidisciplinary Health promotion and disease prevention Appropriate technology Equity Social understanding of health Global cooperation and peace Call for a New International Economic Order

26. 2008 Renewing our commitment to primary health care as enshrined in the 1978 Alma Ata Declaration

31. Young People: Partners for Health Young People’s Recommendations for PHC

32. Return to Alma Ata “ Primary health care increasingly looks like a smart way to get health development back on track.” -Dr. Margaret Chan WHO Director-General

38. The Power of Young People “ The youth are the hope of the Fatherland.” Dr. Jose Rizal National Hero of the Philippines

51. Health for Asia, Health for All Challenges and opportunities from Alma Ata and beyond

54. Young People and PHC “ It is now time to pass the flag of primary health care to young people.” - Dr. Margaret Chan WHO Director-General

55. Young People and PHC “ Today, we humbly accept the flag of primary health care and commit to pass this to our children and our children’s children.” - Renzo Guinto Medical Student

56. Thank You Very Much!