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On 5th May 1992 a workshop on village health volunteer programmes was held in Blantyre with participants from Malawi based non-governmental organisations (NGOs); the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the donor community. The workshop aimed to examine ways in which village health volunteers (VHVs) can become a long term sustainable resource for the communities within which they work. This paper presents results from two main topics of discussion: first the prerequisites for full cooperation between villages and agencies; and second community support for the agency supervision of VHVs
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Agentes Comunitários de Saúde , VoluntáriosRESUMO
In March 1991 the International Eye Foundation and Adventist Development et Relief Agency conducted a workshop on village health volunteers; bringing together representatives from Malawi based non-governmental organizations; the Ministry of Health; and USAID. The participants discussed recruitment; training; rewards; retention; and roles of village health volunteers. This article presents background data on village health volunteers in Malawi and elsewhere and reviews the key issues facing health care providers working with village health volunteers
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Agentes Comunitários de Saúde , Saúde PúblicaRESUMO
In March 1991 the International Eye Foundation and Adventist Development et Relief Agency conducted a workshop on village health volunteers; bringing together representatives from Malawi based non-governmental organizations; the Ministry of Health; and USAID. The participants discussed recruitment; training; rewards; retention; and roles of village health volunteers. This article presents background data on village health volunteers in Malawi and elsewhere and reviews the key issues facing health care providers working with village health volunteers
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Agentes Comunitários de Saúde , Saúde PúblicaRESUMO
This article evaluates the magnitude of blinding cataract and the current status of cataract services in the southern region of Malawi