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Community Caregivers: The Backbone for Accessible Care and Support – Multi-country Research: Zambia Report

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This report is the result of research undertaken in Zambia as part of a broader multi-country research project commissioned by the Caregivers Action Network (CAN) to review community and home-based care (CHBC), especially in regards to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.  … [Read more...] about Community Caregivers: The Backbone for Accessible Care and Support – Multi-country Research: Zambia Report

Community Caregivers: The Backbone for Accessible Care and Support – Multi-country Research: Ethiopia Report

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This report is the result of research undertaken in Ethiopia as part of a broader multi-country research project commissioned by the Caregivers Action Network (CAN) to review community and home-based care (CHBC), especially in regards to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.  … [Read more...] about Community Caregivers: The Backbone for Accessible Care and Support – Multi-country Research: Ethiopia Report

Ethiopia’s Health Extension Program: Improving Health through Community Involvement

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The Health Extension Program is one of the most innovative community-based health programs in Ethiopia. It is based on the assumption that access to and quality of primary health care in rural communities can be improved through transfer of health knowledge and skills to households. Since it became operational in 2004–2005, the Program has had a tangible effect on the thinking … [Read more...] about Ethiopia’s Health Extension Program: Improving Health through Community Involvement

Thailand’s unsung heroes

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This article reports on the important contributions of community health volunteers in the success of primary health care in Thailand. More than 800,000 health volunteers, including Buddhist monks and their temples, work to promote primary health care and health promotion across the country. … [Read more...] about Thailand’s unsung heroes