Ethiopia's health extension program: improving health through community involvement
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Ethiopia's health extension program: improving health through community involvement.
The Health Extension Program is one of the most innovative community-based health programs in Ethiopia. It is based on the assumption that access to and quality of primary health care in rural communities can be improved through transfer of health knowledge and skills to households. Since it became operational in 2004-2005, the Program has had a tangible effect on the thinking and practices of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: MEDICC Review
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1555-7960
DOI: 10.1590/s1555-79602011000300011