Blar i forfatter Fakultet for humaniora, samfunnsvitenskap og lærerutdanning "Phiri, Victoria"
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When knowledge is not power. The integration of traditional midwifery into the health system. The case study of a traditional midwife among the Toka of Zambia
Phiri, Victoria (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2006-06-16)Health is one of the major problems facing most developing countries like Zambia. Poor economies, low funding, shortage of staff, epidemics like AIDS, coupled with poor and sometimes inaccessible facilities make the provision of health difficult. The 1978 Alma Ata conference’s call for health for all seemed a far cry for such countries. But the conference was aware of this problem and thus, its ...