THE COMMITMENTS RELATED TO THE PROVISION OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN ALGERIA: THE POSITION ON THE EVE OF THE 40-YEAR DEVELOPMENT

This article analyses the problem of primary health care (PHC) development in a historical context of the eve of 40 years' development. The carried-out analysis allowed differentiating health care and economic challenges of countries, including Russia and Algeria. The challenges proceeding from geographical and cultural features, level of economic development and a lack of resources including energy, unsatisfactory development of network of health care, balance of branches and types of medical care are of paramount importance. The conclusion drawn is that these challenges maintained significantly high intensity throughout the forty-year period in all countries with insignificant distinctions, including the Algerian republic.