Collaboration with African traditional healers for the prevention of blindness / Paul Courtright ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Courtright, Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blindness--Africa--Prevention.

Blindness.

Eye--Diseases--Africa.

Eye.

Healers--Africa.

Healers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (64 p.)

Other Title:

African traditional healers for the prevention of blindness

Healers for the prevention of blindness

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 healers can be a positive force for community-based prevention of blindness.The aim of this publication is twofold: Section 1 gives brief background information on traditional healers and explains why they should be involved in the prevention of blindness activities; Section 2 makes specific recommenda

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 40-42).

ISBN:

9786611934118

9781281934116

1281934119

9789812792471

9812792473