Building on Traditional Medicinal Plant Knowledge and Home-Based Health Care Efforts in Rural Malawi
Malawi remains one of the world's least developed countries, with more than 65 percent of its population of over 11 million below the poverty line. As in most countries in the region, biomedical health facilities and services are in very short...
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okr-10986-107642021-04-23T14:02:52Z Building on Traditional Medicinal Plant Knowledge and Home-Based Health Care Efforts in Rural Malawi World Bank BILHARZIA BIOMEDICINE BOREHOLES CEREBRAL MALARIA COMMUNITY HEALTH DIARRHOEA FAMILIES GENDER HEALTH CARE HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INFORMATION HEALTH PRACTICES HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH SERVICES HERBAL REMEDIES HERBALISM HIV/ HIV/ AIDS HIV/ AIDS PREVENTION ILLNESSES INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INTERVENTION MALARIA MALARIA PREVENTION MEDICINES NGOS PARENTS PARTNERSHIP REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESEARCH METHODS RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SYMPTOMS THERAPY TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS TRADITIONAL MEDICINE TREATMENT Malawi remains one of the world's least developed countries, with more than 65 percent of its population of over 11 million below the poverty line. As in most countries in the region, biomedical health facilities and services are in very short supply, especially in the rural communities of Malawi-about 85 percent of its population. The HIV/AIDS epidemic has exacerbated the already strained scarce resources available within the national health delivery system. In the absence of adequate biomedical health services, most rural Malawians continue to rely on traditional, largely plant-derived treatments for their primary health care needs. 2012-08-13T13:03:51Z 2012-08-13T13:03:51Z 2004-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/5547851/building-traditional-medicinal-plant-knowledge-home-based-health-care-efforts-rural-malawi http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10764 English Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 72 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Malawi |
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BILHARZIA BIOMEDICINE BOREHOLES CEREBRAL MALARIA COMMUNITY HEALTH DIARRHOEA FAMILIES GENDER HEALTH CARE HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INFORMATION HEALTH PRACTICES HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH SERVICES HERBAL REMEDIES HERBALISM HIV/ HIV/ AIDS HIV/ AIDS PREVENTION ILLNESSES INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INTERVENTION MALARIA MALARIA PREVENTION MEDICINES NGOS PARENTS PARTNERSHIP REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESEARCH METHODS RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SYMPTOMS THERAPY TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS TRADITIONAL MEDICINE TREATMENT |
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BILHARZIA BIOMEDICINE BOREHOLES CEREBRAL MALARIA COMMUNITY HEALTH DIARRHOEA FAMILIES GENDER HEALTH CARE HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INFORMATION HEALTH PRACTICES HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH SERVICES HERBAL REMEDIES HERBALISM HIV/ HIV/ AIDS HIV/ AIDS PREVENTION ILLNESSES INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INTERVENTION MALARIA MALARIA PREVENTION MEDICINES NGOS PARENTS PARTNERSHIP REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESEARCH METHODS RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SYMPTOMS THERAPY TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS TRADITIONAL MEDICINE TREATMENT World Bank Building on Traditional Medicinal Plant Knowledge and Home-Based Health Care Efforts in Rural Malawi |
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Malawi remains one of the world's
least developed countries, with more than 65 percent of its
population of over 11 million below the poverty line. As in
most countries in the region, biomedical health facilities
and services are in very short supply, especially in the
rural communities of Malawi-about 85 percent of its
population. The HIV/AIDS epidemic has exacerbated the
already strained scarce resources available within the
national health delivery system. In the absence of adequate
biomedical health services, most rural Malawians continue to
rely on traditional, largely plant-derived treatments for
their primary health care needs. |
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Building on Traditional Medicinal Plant Knowledge and Home-Based Health Care Efforts in Rural Malawi |
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Building on Traditional Medicinal Plant Knowledge and Home-Based Health Care Efforts in Rural Malawi |
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Building on Traditional Medicinal Plant Knowledge and Home-Based Health Care Efforts in Rural Malawi |
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Building on Traditional Medicinal Plant Knowledge and Home-Based Health Care Efforts in Rural Malawi |
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Building on Traditional Medicinal Plant Knowledge and Home-Based Health Care Efforts in Rural Malawi |
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building on traditional medicinal plant knowledge and home-based health care efforts in rural malawi |
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Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/5547851/building-traditional-medicinal-plant-knowledge-home-based-health-care-efforts-rural-malawi http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10764 |
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