Mutual learning on the local level: The Swiss Red Cross and the Village Health Committees in the Kyrgyz Republic

Isabekova, Gulnaz

doi:10.1177/1468018120950032

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“…Thus, brucellosis can be regarded as occupational disease and requires special measures to combat it taking this fact into account. Additional volunteer workers for the village health committees are needed to raise awareness for protective measures against brucellosis and to actively support vaccination of livestock in rural areas [ 54 , 55 ].…”

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Brucellosis in Humans and Animals in Kyrgyzstan

Kydyshov

Usenbaev²,

Sharshenbekov³

et al. 2022

Microorganisms

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Brucellosis is a globally reemerging and neglected zoonosis causing serious public health problems as well as considerable economic losses due to infection of livestock. Although the epidemiology of brucellosis has been well studied and its various aspects in humans and animals are well understood, it is still one of the most challenging health problems in many developing countries such as Kyrgyzstan. This review describes epidemiological characteristics of brucellosis in humans and animals, its impact on animal production and the role of implemented infection control measures in Kyrgyzstan. Particularly, introduction of mass vaccination in small ruminants evidently contributed to control of brucellosis in Kyrgyzstan, reducing the number of infections in animals as well as humans.

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Brucellosis in Humans and Animals in Kyrgyzstan

Kydyshov

Usenbaev²,

Sharshenbekov³

et al. 2022

Microorganisms

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“…As part of the support to community members, the VHCs continued to assist vulnerable groups, including the poor and those facing catastrophic health expenditures (see Isabekova, 2021). The organizations also regularly commemorate Victory Day (May 9) and International Children's Day (June 1) by arranging presents and organizing events for war veterans and children, particularly those from vulnerable households (AVHC, 2022).…”

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Sustainability of the “Community Action for Health” Project

Isabekova

2023

Global Dynamics of Social Policy

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This chapter aims to assess the sustainability of the “Community Action for Health” project by expanding on the continuity of project activities, maintaining benefits, and building the capacity of a recipient community (Shediac-Rizkallah & Bone, 1998). Focusing on community-based organizations, it also elaborates on their leadership, mobilization of resources (Labonte & Lervack, Capacity building in health promotion, Part 1: For whom? And for what purpose? Critical Public Health, 11(2), 111–127. https://doi.org/10.1080/09581590110039838, 2001a; Capacity building in health promotion, Part 2: Whose use? And with what measurement? Critical Public Health, 11(2), 129–138. https://doi.org/10.1080/09581590110039847, 2001b), and survival beyond the duration of the project funding. This chapter commences with a description of the project, its goals, and its relation to national health policy. Then, it zooms into the continuity of tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS-related activities by overviewing their dynamics during and beyond the project duration and what roles the socioeconomic and political factors had in this process. Furthermore, it assesses the availability of training and handouts essential to the quality of health-related information provided by community-based organizations established within the framework of the “Community Action for Health” initiative. Finally, this chapter elaborates on the capacities of these organizations, meaning their survival beyond the project duration, their mobilization of resources, leadership, mutual support, and activities, also in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…Collaboration and mutual learning facilitate innovation and the exchange of best practices, ideas, and experiences in advancing a sustainable development agenda (Assane, 2010;Vangrieken et al, 2017;Robertson et al, 2014). Their practical implementation remains limited, predominantly due to organisational issues and power differentials, i.e., unequal power relations, in the partners (Isabekova, 2021). The African continent has the fastest projected population growth with a massive young people population (Ezeh et al, 2020;Kaba, 2020), strongly motivated towards design and sustainability, learning from each other and people around the world ( Bartniczak and Raszkowski, 2019).…”

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Challenges and Opportunities for Enabling Mutual Learning and Collaboration in Design and Innovation for Sustainable Development in Africa and Beyond

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Global collaboration and mutual learning in design are put forth as means to address the UN SDGs. This paper draws upon experiences in the Design Society's AFRICA-DESIGN initiative to build a network of design academics and practitioners based in Africa with a focus on design for sustainable development. We identify education and social sustainability as particular opportunities and challenges, highlighting the critical element of mutual learning in the collaboration process.

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Mutual learning on the local level: The Swiss Red Cross and the Village Health Committees in the Kyrgyz Republic

Cited by 7 publications

References 37 publications

Brucellosis in Humans and Animals in Kyrgyzstan

Brucellosis in Humans and Animals in Kyrgyzstan

Sustainability of the “Community Action for Health” Project

Challenges and Opportunities for Enabling Mutual Learning and Collaboration in Design and Innovation for Sustainable Development in Africa and Beyond

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