Community development and its impact on health: South Asian experience

S M Moazzem Hossain; Abbas Bhuiya; Alia Rahman Khan; Iyorlumun Uhaa

doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7443.830

Community development and its impact on health: South Asian experience

BMJ. 2004 Apr 3;328(7443):830-3. doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.830.

Authors

S M Moazzem Hossain¹, Abbas Bhuiya, Alia Rahman Khan, Iyorlumun Uhaa

Affiliation

¹ MCHC Section, Unicef, Saudi Pak Tower, Blue Area, Islamabad, Pakistan. smhossain@unicef.org

Abstract

Most South Asian governments have concentrated on emulating a Western style of healthcare service, with the result that an elite few are overmedicalised whereas the majority are neglected. However, community participation in the development of local health services could provide a solution

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Asia, Western
Community Health Planning / organization & administration*
Community Health Services / organization & administration*
Humans
Primary Health Care / organization & administration
Public Health Administration
Rural Health Services / organization & administration
Social Change*