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COPASAH is a community where practitioners who share an interest and passion for the field of community monitoring for accountability in health interact regularly and engage in exchanging experiences and lessons; sharing resources, capacities and methods; in the production and dissemination of conceptual, methodological and practical outputs towards strengthening the field; and in networking and capacity building among member organizations. This Community of practitioners was established as result of a three day 'Practitioners Convening on Community Monitoring for Accountability in Health' organised by the Accountability and Monitoring in Health Initiative (AMHI) of the Open Society’s Public Health Program in July 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Community Strengthening for a People Centered Primary Health Care System: The Case of Cassa Banana Community in Zimbabwe
The report highlights the use of Participation Reflection and Action (PRA) techniques to work with a representation of community members of Cassa Banana in Zimbabwe, who remain underserviced in terms of their right to health, clean water and sanitation, despite these rights being embedded in the new Zimbabwe Constitution. The PRA techniques were used with Casa Banana community members and health providers/authorities to explore and document the health challenges faced by the community and to formulate actions to solve these health challenges. Rounds of community meetings involving representatives from the community, the health facility and other stakeholders were held and PRA tools such as community mapping, ranking and scoring, focus groups discussions etc. were used which led to resolve some of the health problems of the community. Download |
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