Background Lay health workers (LHWs) are widely used to provide care for a broad range of
health issues. Little is known, however, about the effectiveness of LHW interventions …

Background. Infant and under-5 childhood mortality rates in develo** countries have
declined significantly in the past 2 to 3 decades. However, 2 critical indicators, maternal and …

Background Lay health workers (LHWs) are widely used to provide care for a broad range of
health issues. However, little is known about the effectiveness of LHW interventions …

Informal health care providers (IPs) comprise a significant component of health systems in
develo** nations. Yet little is known about the most basic characteristics of performance …

Health for all beyond 2000: the demise of the Alma-Ata Declaration and primary health care in
develo** countries | The Medical Journal of Australia MJA Basic Search Advanced search …

It has been 30 years since the Declaration of Alma Ata. During that time, primary care has
been the central strategy for expanding health services in many low-and middle-income …

This article assesses 36 peer-reviewed studies of the impact of primary healthcare (PHC) on
health outcomes in low-and middle-income countries. Studies were abstracted and …

An estimated 9.7 million children under the age of five die every year worldwide,
approximately 41% of them in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). Access to adequate health care is …

Background Over thirty years have passed since the Alma-Ata Declaration on primary health
care in 1978. Many governments in the first decade following the declaration responded by …

This paper examines the association between traditional practices of female genital cutting
(FGC) and adult women's reproductive morbidity in rural Gambia. In 1999, we conducted a …