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Authors
Affiliations
1 Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Community
Medicine, P. O. Sevagram, Maharashtra, IN
Source
The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 25, No 5 (1988), Pagination: 144-153
Abstract
Improvement of community health requires strengthening of the primary health care component of health care system. This involves effective utilisation of available human resources in the community. Under Indian conditions, primary school teachers, postal staff, village level workers (Gramsevaks), etc who are already working in rural areas, can be trained and as suggested by Mahatma Gandhi down to DGHS in recent years for this purpose.