Primary health care in Southern Africa : a comprehensive approach

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Title:

Author:

Dennill, Kathleen.

ISBN:

9780195997712

Personal Author:

Dennill, Kathleen.

Edition:

3rd ed.

Publication Information:

Cape Town ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Physical Description:

239 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Contents:

1. Global approaches to primary health care -- 2. Implementing PHC in southern Africa -- 3. Interdisciplinary health teams for health systems -- 4. Collaborative approaches used in the delivery of health care -- 5. Health promotion -- 6. Communication in health care -- 7. Strengthening the health system in southern Africa: A health system based on PHC.

Abstract:

"The book covers the holistic management of adolescent and adult illnesses, drawing on the holistic principles underpinning the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) approach. It includes topics such as international views on Primary Health Care, community participation in health care and communication in health care, and is centred on the principles of equal access, equity and participation of all"--Back cover.

Subject Term:

Primary health care -- Africa, Southern.

Added Author:

Rendall-Mkosi, Kirstie Margaret.

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Primary health care in southern Africa: A comprehensive approach 3e focuses on primary health care, drawing on an Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) approach. It covers topics such as international views on primary health care, community participation in health care and communication in health care. The book is centered on the principles of equal access, equity and participation of all. These principles prioritise those with the greatest need for health care and promote shared responsibility between health care providers and health care users.