Search for dissertations about: "COMMUNITY EXTENSION SERVICES"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words COMMUNITY EXTENSION SERVICES.
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1. No woman should die while giving life : Does the Health Extension Program improveaccess to maternal health services in Tigray, Ethiopia?
Abstract : Introduction: Ensuring access to universal primary health care is essential to secure a safe and pleasant motherhood and to provide compassionate care for mothers and newborns.However, inequalities in the access to maternal health services still remain a prominent problem in many countries. READ MORE
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2. Integrated community-based management of severe acute child malnutrition : Studies from rural Southern Ethiopia
Abstract : Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the community-based Outpatient Therapeutic Program (OTP) as a standard treatment protocol for the management of uncomplicated Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) at the community level. OTP has been scaled up and integrated into the existing grassroots level government health systems in several developing countries. READ MORE
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3. A Service Management Perspective on Healthcare Improvement: Integrating Social Context
Abstract : The current dissertation argues that ideas from service research should be given a more prominent position in improving healthcare that is capable of managing current and future challenges. The integration and combination of intangible resources, such as knowledge and skills, constitute the service in this thesis; thus, service is conceived as a verb. READ MORE
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4. And then they lived sustainably ever after? : Part I, experiences from rural electrification in Tanzania, Zambia and Kenya
Abstract : Access to basic, clean energy services is essential for sustainable development and poverty eradication. Still, many people worldwide lack access to modern energy, such as electricity. In Africa, the lack of electricity services is affecting in particular rural areas. READ MORE
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5. Human development and institutional practices : Women, child care and the Mobile Creches
Abstract : This study presents an analysis of the everyday activities of an Indian Nongovernmental Organization (NGO), the Mobile Creches (MC). NGO' s - societal institutions which have grown in prominence in the post-World War II era - are primarily involved in providing services for marginalized sections of different southern nations. READ MORE