The Health for Peace Initiative in West Africa
Why health for peace? The usual understanding of the outreach concept is that a team travels from a base clinic to offer services either at another health facility or in a community, in order to increase access to services for underserved populations. Sometimes, teams travel from one country (usu...
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International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London
2006-06-01
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| author | Momodou Bah Ansumana Sillah Hannah Faal |
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| description | Why health for peace? The usual understanding of the outreach concept is that a team travels from a base clinic to offer services either at another health facility or in a community, in order to increase access to services for underserved populations. Sometimes, teams travel from one country (usually developed) to another (usually far away) for the same purpose. |
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| spellingShingle | Momodou Bah Ansumana Sillah Hannah Faal The Health for Peace Initiative in West Africa Community Eye Health Journal ealth services accessibility Eye diseases West Africa Health personnel |
| title | The Health for Peace Initiative in West Africa |
| title_full | The Health for Peace Initiative in West Africa |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The Health for Peace Initiative in West Africa |
| title_short | The Health for Peace Initiative in West Africa |
| title_sort | health for peace initiative in west africa |
| topic | ealth services accessibility Eye diseases West Africa Health personnel |
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