HIV/AIDS continues to exact a massive toll on the health, economics and political infrastructure of communities around the world.
Natural disasters generate massive destruction, often destroying the entire infrastructure of communities, forcing survivors to cope with loss of homes or livelihood as well as lack of support and treatment facilities and uncertainty about the future [ 4, 18].
Programmes to make such care more widely available include upgrading the infrastructure of community health centers and referral hospitals, and providing necessary and essential drugs, supplies and equipment for the timely delivery of services at all hours.
Conflict-affected countries often suffer severe disruptions to disease control programmes, interruptions of drugs and medical supplies, destruction of infrastructure, displacement of communities, and flight of health workers [ 2].
The extremist attacks have cost many hundreds of lives and, the report notes, "struck at the social infrastructure of minority communities, leaving victims and others fearful to carry on with their everyday lives".
But at a time of scarcity, with governments and charities facing financial strain, a focus on the social infrastructure of vulnerable communities may be the best (and most cost-effective) survival strategy.
However, combining the global knowledge gained from previous interventions involving other populations with the local knowledge and infrastructure of Arctic communities is important to develop innovative, culturally appropriate, and sustainable STI intervention strategies.
Equity for the community can include the provision of monies to hire community researchers and/or an administration fee to support the infrastructure of a community organization.
33 The OFIFC identified the City of Hamilton as a promising community site based on its significant Aboriginal population and strong infrastructure of Aboriginal community services.
The organization's goal is to strike a balance between new development and preservation of "the existing green infrastructure of a community," Mr. Gallay said.
"We feel like it's something the co-op should be involved in when the basic infrastructure of our community is threatened, and part of the basic infrastructure is health services.
