1. Community development and its impact on health: South Asian experience.
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Hossain, S. M. Moazzem, Bhuiya, Abbas, Khan, Alia Rahman, and Uhaa, Iyorlumun
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COMMUNITY health services , *HEALTH education , *UTILIZATION of hospital outpatient services , *PUBLIC health , *SOCIAL history - Abstract
Focuses on public health interventions in South Asia with examples of community health projects. Description of different models of community-based health initiatives, including health education campaigns and training of local health volunteers; Development of the community-based healthcare system; The challenge of establishing community participation in primary health care; Healthcare models based on the local strengths and weaknesses in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka; View that success in the public health interventions are due to the shift from a hospital-based system to a community based healthcare system. INSETS: Chakaria Community Health Project, Bangladesh;Comprehensive Rural Health Project, Jamkhed, India;HANDS-AKF project on NGO-community partnership.
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- 2004
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