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PubMed1996

Population and women's reproductive health: an international perspective.

This paper gives a brief overview of current world population or demographic issues, followed by a discussion of the ICPD proceedings and various notable aspects of the ICPD Programme of Action. It then focuses on six of the most pressing reproductive health concerns facing women today: gender inequalities, access to contraceptive services, sexually transmitted diseases (including HIV), maternal mortality, unsafe abortion, and adolescent pregnancy. Because the ICPD Programme of Action is intended to have far-reaching consequences for each of these issues, it is taken as a focal point of analysis.

Abortion, Legal↗
PubMed1990

Training of village health workers in Tanzania; a comparison of two approaches.

The paper compares the costs of training for two groups of Village Health Workers (VHWs) in Tanzania, where the policy of developing a system based on Primary Health Care principles will require the training of more than 16,000 VHWs during the next decade. In the Kilombero District, one group of VHWs was trained according to the guidelines of the National Programme of the Ministry of Health, and another group followed the training programme of the Kilombero Project, based on the Swiss Tropical Institute Field Laboratory. The training scheme of the Kilombero project cost almost 80% less for one VHW, largely because it depended on on-the-spot training by local staff. The results of a first investigation of the efficacy of the training were encouraging; a long-term evaluation is in progress. The curricula for the two programmes also differed; the Kilombero programme had shorter blocks of theory, interspersed with supervised practical work, and introduced curative medicine earlier in the course. The advantage and disadvantages of the two programmes are discussed, not only in terms of cost but also in terms of their efficacy in training VHWs who will be motivated, efficient and accepted by the community.

Community Health Workers↗
PubMed1991

Ghana social mobilization analysis.

In order to increase communication channels for child survival and development, the government and UNICEF Ghana undertook a "social mobilization analysis." This analysis included three studies that aimed to identify individuals and existing organizations with the potential to serve as health communicators and to determine the type of assistance that they needed to maximize their effectiveness in this role. The first study surveyed governmental institutions, trade unions, revolutionary organizations, traditional leaders, and others and found a largely untapped reservoir of capacities to promote child health, with varying levels of current involvement. The primary need identified was for information and training materials. The second study focused on the mass media and revealed a low coverage of maternal and child health topics and the need for better cooperation between journalists and health professionals. The third study assessed sources of health information for parents and found several sources, such as religious organizations, women's groups, and school teachers that could be mobilized to promote child health. Recommendations are made for the use of the findings.

Attitude to Health↗