Stakeholders who formed the CWGH realised that priority health
programmes varied widely across different areas and decided to take CWGH down to different districts for locals to drive its programmes and set its agenda. The CWGH members also invited the associations of health professionals and representatives of
government, churches, the private sector, Non Governmental
Organisations and traditional health providers in a meeting in order
to identify conflict or consensus over community views and
strategies on health. From there District Committees were set up and tasked to identify their main health-related problems and develop solutions for them. To date, the CWGH has established local CWGH committees at district level in 25 districts in Zimbabwe. The committees coordinate local activities, including education and
health action and link the community with all service providers.
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Theme area
Governance and participation in health
Title of publication Civil society promotion of equity and the social determinants of health through involvement in the governance of health systems: the case of the Community Working Group on Health in Zimbabwe
Date of publication
2007 March
Publication type
Report
Publication details
Case study commissioned by the Health Systems Knowledge Network of the WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health pp 1-14
Publication status
Published
Language
English
Keywords
Zimbabwe, civil society, participation, CWGH
Abstract
Country
Switzerland
Publisher
WHO Knowledge Network