P. Streefland, Rajiv Chowdhury, Pilar Ramos-Jimenez
Immunization is one of the major public health interventions to prevent childhood morbidity and death. The Expanded Programme on Immunization has gathered momentum worldwide since 1974. The range of vaccines in the programme is being expanded in the years to come. All across the globe, a high level ...
P. Streefland, A M Chowdhury, Pilar Ramos-Jimenez
For immunization to be effective in the long run as a major global disease control intervention it is important to provide good quality vaccination services. Studies carried out in three countries in Asia (Bangladesh, India, and the Philippines) and two countries in Africa (Ethiopia and Malawi), and...
Anita Hardon, Pimpawun Boonmongkon, P. Streefland, Michael L. Tan et al.
This volume focuses on a number of important problem areas and issues, such as vaccination, reproductive health and AIDS, equity and community health financing, self-care and the use and distribution of pharmaceuticals, that confront health professionals and health planners. Public health staff at d...
Ali Ashraf, Shafiq Chowdhury, P. Streefland
During two periods of almost 3 months each, a study was done in three villages of Tangail District in Bangladesh. One of the objectives was to find out how the fields of traditional medicine (Ayurveda and Unani), folk medicine and allopathic medicine were related to each other, and which processes c...
P. Streefland, Mustaque Chowdhury
This paper discusses the future role of national non-government development organizations (NGDOs) in health development. Taking the case of Bangladesh it is shown how some national NGDOs have developed into large professional organizations and how their position relates both to foreign donor support...
P. Streefland
The paper discusses the significance of mutual support arrangements for the coping, consolidation and emancipation needs of the poor in South Asia. It draws on the results of fieldwork in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Mutual support groups among agricultural labourers and rotating savings and credit asso...
P. Streefland, Hasina Ahmed, Marium Nafisa, Dalem Ch. Barman et al.
Abstract This article provides a comparative description and analysis of medium‐term effects of two development approaches geared towards poverty alleviation in Bangladesh. One approach, which was studied in a programme of the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, emphasizes a combination of group...
P. Streefland, Hind Bushra Ahmed, Marium Nafisa, Debjani Barman et al.
P. Streefland
"Health social science support will enhance the effectiveness of WHO/UNAIDS' 3by5 Initiative." SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, 1(1), pp. 57–58 Additional informationNotes on contributorsPieter StreeflandPieter Streefland, a health social scientist, was Head of the Primary Health Car...
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