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Rebuilding the Health Systems from the bottom up- Zimbabwe

Please find a link to the Resolutions for Action of the Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) National Conference held in Harare from 5-6 November 2009. I will also forward a PDF document. The CWGH was born in 1998, to lead and give visibility to community processes in health in Zimbabwe. Over the years, the CWGH has positioned itself as a voice in the health sector and built community power, organizing involvement of communities in the health actions within their communities and around Primary Health Care, whether their community on environmental health, or mobilizing resources to support health centres. These are being done through community level initiatives with limited external support.

The CWGH will consistently engage with stakeholders and the government to make Primary Health are a more central principle, and will strengthen community structures such as health centre committees and boards and committees at district and national level to organise public efforts to achieve this principle.

It is imperative that we act to rebuild the Zimbabwe health systems from the bottom up!

In solidarity

Itai Rusike
Executive Director
Community Working Group on Health (CWGH)
114 McChlery Avenue
Eastlea, Harare, Zimbabwe

Tel: +263-4-788 099 / 788 100
Fax: +263-4-788 134
Cell: +263-912 363 991
Email: itai@cwgh.co.zw/cwgh@mweb.co.zw
Website: www.cwgh.co.zw

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