And he has pursued an unconventional route to that goal, forming an organizing committee with community institutions to develop public-private partnerships.
In the treatment area, 8 outreach health facilities: 1 primary health care center, 5 health posts, and 2 sub-health posts; and 126 female community health volunteers from 10 village development committees with 10 female community health volunteers from each ward, were selected.
The primary health care system in Nepal has an extensive network with at least one health facility in each village development committee with female community health volunteers in the frontline.
In response to notions such as this, participants stressed the need for responsive communities with community health committees that can provide support for PHC workers.
The health conditions causing the greatest mortality and morbidity in each district were identified using administrative data and consultations with community health committees and health workers.
We conducted a total of 17 in-depth individual interviews: 3 with service providers; 12 with service users; and 2 with community health committee members.
According to the neighbourhood health committee members, this approach was compatible with community expectations of what good health care services should include.
The ads didn't comport with community standards, the commission's advertising committee said.
Dealing with local ethics committees and community stakeholders, recruiting and enrolling potentially higher risk women, administering informed consent, bringing participants back for regular study visits, giving ongoing risk reduction and HIV counselling and making referrals for continued healthcare, all within the context of Good Clinical Practice, mimicked future prevention trials.
With local guidance from planning committees in each community, recruitment activities included community gatherings, flyers, radio announcements, information tables in high traffic locations and door-to-door outreach.
