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Barbara Kaim
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Background
Something important happened in Zimbabwe in October 2013. While we could be referring to discussions in the parliament related to the health budget; or preparations for a regional heads of state meeting where leaders will be talking about the major challenges facing our region in the coming year; or equally as relevant to issues of health— the fact that the first summer rains began, heralding the start of the planting season, but this is not what this article is about. In this case, we are talking about a meeting that took place in Chengeta, 70kms north of Harare, where 30 people, representing 18 organisations from 6 countries in the east and southern African region, met for 4 days to discuss and deepen our understanding on ways to strengthen primary health care through improving public involvement and ensuring health service accountability. |
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It has contributed tremendously towards my morale, I am now confident about my job. I feel ignited to do more, because I know more‖
-A Workshop Participant ―The workshop has given me hope. I really was battling with how I mentor the committees, after the workshop I got home and drafted a mentoring programme, which I was struggling with before ‖ - A Workshop Participant |