multi sectoral approaches to development have a greater chance of success as they leverage the existing infrastructure & networks. This same approach has worked in the hiv/aids prevention programs in southern african countries where action groups are created starting at national level down to district level & map out a plan of action to implement in each community. this should e a template on how to run an efficient aid program
While this is a multi-sectoral approach (or a two-sectoral approach), it is still the traditional single disease vertical program. The public health community has been trying for a while to move towards comprehensive primary health care and a systems approach. While single-disease initiatives do provide demonstrable success, they don’t lay the foundation for long term development. For example, you may deworm the child but then she dies from malaria because treatment is not available at the health post. Or the child suffers from stunting and subsequent cognitive deficit because there isn’t a health extension system that supports mothers in exclusive breastfeeding, complementary feeding, etc.
Single disease programs work, but we won’t get sustainable reductions in morbidity/mortality and long term development without comprehensive primary health care and health systems that work.
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BY Tsepo Joshua
ON March 20, 2015 08:23 PM
multi sectoral approaches to development have a greater chance of success as they leverage the existing infrastructure & networks. This same approach has worked in the hiv/aids prevention programs in southern african countries where action groups are created starting at national level down to district level & map out a plan of action to implement in each community. this should e a template on how to run an efficient aid program
BY Gio
ON May 1, 2015 11:00 AM
While this is a multi-sectoral approach (or a two-sectoral approach), it is still the traditional single disease vertical program. The public health community has been trying for a while to move towards comprehensive primary health care and a systems approach. While single-disease initiatives do provide demonstrable success, they don’t lay the foundation for long term development. For example, you may deworm the child but then she dies from malaria because treatment is not available at the health post. Or the child suffers from stunting and subsequent cognitive deficit because there isn’t a health extension system that supports mothers in exclusive breastfeeding, complementary feeding, etc.
Single disease programs work, but we won’t get sustainable reductions in morbidity/mortality and long term development without comprehensive primary health care and health systems that work.