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Community Managed Health Development

last updated Sep 27, 2011

Overview

Implementing organization: 
MCNV
Implementation Partner(s): 
Provincial People's Committee and District Health Centers
Legal Status: 
Private (not-for-profit)
Year Launched: 
1996
Stage: 
No longer active

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Donor
Funders: 
TMF
Key program components: 

The general objective of programme is to improve the health and welfare of target groups living in project areas through Community Managed Health Development (CMHD). CMHD is a process oriented approach that facilitates communities to gain ownership of their health and development.

The specific objectives are: 1. To improve the quality of life in the targeted villages and communes 2. To increase the quality and quantity of health services to communes and villages through the network of village health workers (VHW) with a focus on selected topics: first aid, traditional medicine, community based rehabilitation (CBR) and specific health problems identified by villagers 3. To develop the ownership of the community for their own health development, and to empower people, especially those who are disadvantaged with respect to poverty, gender, ethnicity and disabilities 4. To build the capacity of partners in planning and programme management to support CMHD and other programmes

Innovation: A new approach to social and economic rehabilitation for the disabled people was to support the Disable People's Organization (DPO) to set up and run Cafe Shops. They help to generate income for the DPO to support their members. At the same time, having a coffee shop helps the DPO to interact more with the community. It appears to be an effective instrument for disabled persons to build social capital.

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