The Role of Pediatricians in Providing Greater-Quality Care for Children: An  Ongoing Debate

More than 40  years have passed since the first International Conference on Primary Health Care, held in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan in 1978; 134 countries and 67 international organizations met and established the strategic prominence of primary healthcare, emphasizing its role in maternal and child healthcare.1 Twen ty years later, in 1998, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child was signed by 140 nations and later ratified by a total of 196 nations.2 Although accepted with various reservations or interpretations by the parties, this international treaty is regarded as an event of major histori cal significance for human rights, as it set out the civil, political, economic, social, health, and cultural rights of children.
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: European Paediatric Association Source Type: research