Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to G Nugroho.
Health development projects in Bolivia and Zimbabwe are described in order to illustrate that, in economically depressed areas, the integration of services within the health sector alone is not sufficient to obtain the desired results. Significant barriers to sustainable progress are inevitable unless there is functional coordination with other sectors.
A programme of community health development is reported from two villages in Haiti. It involves close cooperation between a district hospital, a local dispensary, and, most importantly, the inhabitants themselves. The programme is simple, financially realistic, adapted to local conditions, and linked to activities designed to meet basic requirements, such as those of food production and water supply.
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