ROLE OF EDUCATORS IN HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND HEALTH EDUCATION
Health education is an effective tool that helps in improving health in developing nations. It not only teaches prevention and basic health knowledge but also conditions ideas that re-shape everyday habits of people with unhealthy lifestyles in developing countries.Quality health is a fundamental right of all citizens. This can only be achieved through effective health care services. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of health education as tool for effective primary health care services. The paper discussed the concept of health education andthe challenges of effective primary health care services, components of primary health care and the need for health education in the primary health care system. The practice of primary health care services cannot be effective without the proper implementation of health education. It therefore, recommended that the government at all levels should ensure that health education and well- trained health educators should form part of medical team for effective primary health care services.