From Alma Ata to the Global Fund: The History of International Health Policy. Prepared by the Italian Global Health Watch. In: Social Medicine, Volume 3, Number 1, January 2008, pp 36-38
Michael R Reich, Keizo Takemi, Marc J Roberts, William C Hsiao: Global action on health systems: a proposal for the Toyako G8 summit. In: The Lancet, 2008; 371: 865–69
Despite the confirmation of financial commitments for infectious diseases and health systems at the G8 meeting in Japan last week, campaigners were left cold by the lack of fresh pledges on other key issues, such as maternal and child health and water and sanitation. In: The Lancet, 2008; 372: 191–194
The purpose of this document is to help health coordinators understand the various procedures used by the ICRC for its primary health-care interventions and to define the role played by these interventions in an integrated approach to assistance activities and the ICRC's action as a whole. International Committee of the Red Cross, May 2006.
International Approaches to Community-Based Health
Although the concept of community-based health (CBH) has been in existence for some time – at least since the Declaration of Alma Ata in 1978, there has been little systematic research into CBH approaches and outcomes. This paper reviews international agencies’ policy and approaches to community-based health initiatvies. By Kate Molesworth, Suzanne Ferron, Ricarda Merkle. Swiss Tropical Institute 2005.
Report on the Prince Mahidol Award Conference 2008
Three Decades of Primary Health Care: Reviewing the Past and Defining the Future. Prince Mahidol Award Conference, 31 January - 1 February 2008, Bangkok, Thailand.
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