Jamkhed: A Comprehensive Rural Health Project
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (704 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0333577361 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Proto-type of Community Based Health Care A Customer This book is the standard by which all sucessful community based health care programs are judged. A great read, but with lots of information that works throughout the world.. SA said The greatest resource for anyone interested in community health. This book is simply written, easy to read and highlights some of the basics of primary health care in practice. In my experience, it is one of the few public health books that really offers practical insights into working with the community through several stories of success as well as failures. Drs. Mabelle and Raj Arole share what they learned from the community and were convinced to change their interventio. Remarkably Insightful John P While not as slick or stylish as many books about development that are currently in vogue, Jamkhed: A Comprehensive Rural Health Project has significantly more substance than the rest. It's clear from reading this story that the amazing results achieved in Jamkhed were neither a fluke nor the result of serendipity. Raj and Mabelle Arole elucidate a high percentage approach to improving health, alleviating pove
Around Jamkhed, scores of men and women have come forward to acquire knowledge and skills in health and development. What started out as a modest service programme grew into the Comprehensive Rural Health Project (CRHP), reaching the poor, the marginalised and especially the previously unreached: women and children. In 1970, the authors were invited by the leaders of Jamkhed to provide health care in their community. This empowerment has resulted in a drastic reduction in infant mortality and has improved the quality of village life.. Jamkhed tells the story of the development of a Sustainable Community- Based Primary Health Programme in one of the poorest parts of India