Report on Public Meeting by Thomas Deve
Members of PHM (Zimbabwe) rallied behind the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare (MOHCW), Zimbabwe College of Public Health Physicians, an affiliate of the Zimbabwe Medical Association, (ZIMA) and the Community Working Group on Health public policy dialogue series that was held on the 26th of January 2012 in Harare, and focused on the persisting and increasing burden of Typhoid Fever and diarrheal diseases in the country.
By Itai Rusike, Community Working Group on Health (CWGH)
The principle that health is a basic and a fundamental human right can never be overemphasized. For any country to be successful it must guarantee that every individual in that country has access to health, which is affordable and available. Participation by the community in Health matters and budget formulation give a greater depth to the discussion and understanding of the health issues in the country and facilitates achievement of the same goal.
The Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) is a network of community/civic based organisations whose aim is to collectively enhance community participation in health in Zimbabwe. Traditionally the National Health budget has been formulated by the technocrats at the ministerial level without the direct input or suggestion of the community.
By Community Working Group on Health (CWGH)
The principle that health is a basic and a fundamental human right can never be overemphasized. For any country to be successful it must guarantee that every individual in that country has access to health, which is affordable and available. Participation by the community in Health matters and budget formulation give a greater depth to the discussion and understanding of the health issues in the country and facilitates achievement of the same goal.
The Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) is a network of community/civic based organisations whose aim is to collectively enhance community participation in health in Zimbabwe. Traditionally the National Health budget has been formulated by the technocrats at the ministerial level without the direct input or suggestion of the community.
