Good, accessible healthcare is something we all need. Without it many of us would be unlikely to recover from serious diseases, infections or wounds. In an ideal world everyone should have access to good, affordable primary healthcare. No government would claim otherwise. However, the reality is often different…
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Nehemiah is one of the men of the Bible whose working methods must inspire every Christian development worker
The Bamako Initiative was agreed by African Ministers of Health in 1987 with WHO and UNICEF, calling for community participation in managing and funding supplies of essential drugs
Part 1 of research on the impact of sustainable, community-based healthcare through a one-year study in three villages nearby
The impact of sustainable, community-based healthcare has been studied recently at the Comprehensive Rural Health Project in Jamkhed, North India, through a one-year study in three villages nearby.
Is it possible to make healthcare more equal?
Two case studies of health centres – one which inherited a difficult situation and another which is a real success story
A case study from Marabo, a village of 5,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, about local healthcare services
Step-by-step instructions for making soap from palm oil
Each society has its own particular knowledge and ability which enables it to function, however poor its members may be
The Safe Motherhood Programme at IPASC (Institut Panafricain de Santé Communautaire) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo recently extended its work in the local communities
The Beraca Vocational School in Haiti developed a way of making tricycles from two old bikes that can be ridden by anyone who has lost the use of their legs
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