Regarding the World Health Organization definition of health, which statement is correct?

• A It defines health solely as the absence of disease and infirmity
• B It was framed by the International Conference on Primary Health Care at Astana in 2018
• C It recognises only physical and mental dimensions of health
• D It was amended at Alma-Ata in 1978 to add the ability to lead a socially and economically productive life ✓

Explanation

The original 1948 WHO Constitution defined health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The Alma-Ata Declaration of 1978 appended the operational extension that health is a fundamental human right and includes the ability to lead a socially and economically productive life. The social dimension was present from 1948, and Astana reaffirmed rather than reframed the definition.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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