Collaboration with African traditional healers for the prevention of blindness /

Traditional healers are plentiful and are culturally accepted health-care providers throughout Africa and much of the developing world. Until recently, however, few traditional healers have been involved in primary eye care activities. Findings from existing collaborative programmes suggest that hea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Courtright, Paul
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, ©2000.
Temas:
Blindness > Africa > Prevention.
Eye > Diseases > Africa.
Healers > Africa.
Blindness > prevention & control
Eye Diseases > diagnosis
Eye Diseases > prevention & control
Medicine, African Traditional
Œil > Maladies > Afrique.
Guérisseurs > Afrique.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Vision.
MEDICAL > Ophthalmology.
Blindness > Prevention
Eye > Diseases
Healers
Oogheelkunde.
Blindheid.
Preventieve gezondheidszorg.
Africa.
Africa
Afrique.
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • PREFACE; CONTENTS; SECTION 1; RATIONALE: WHY WORK WITH TRADITIONAL HEALERS?; BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON TRADITIONAL HEALERS IN AFRICA; TRADITIONAL EYE PRACTICES; COLLABORATING WITH TRADITIONAL HEALERS; SECTION 2; TEACHING TRADITIONAL HEALERS; Curriculum Structure; TEACHING UNITS; Unit 1 : Orientation; Unit 2: Cataract; Background; Objectives; Teaching Methods; Couching; Unit 3: Trichiasis; Background; Objectives; Teaching Methods; Unit 4: Assessing Vision; Background; Objectives; Teaching Methods; Unit 5: Red Eye; Background; Objectives; Teaching Methods.
  • Unit 6: Neonatal Conjunctivitis and Other Childhood Eye DiseasesBackground; Objectives; Teaching Methods; Unit 7: General Health, Hygiene and Nutrition; Background; Objective; Teaching Methods; Unit 8: Referral and Continuing Education; Background; Objectives; APPENDICES; APPENDIX A; Recommendations; Organizing Institutions; APPENDIX B; Participants; APPENDIX C; Bibliography; APPENDIX D; APPENDIX E; APPENDIX F; Evaluation Methods; Hospital- or Clinic-Based; Traditional Healer Practices; Patients; APPENDIX G; Research Priorities; APPENDIX H; Illustrations on Trachoma and Cataract.

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