Village health workers attending a course on primary health care in Torodi, Niger. The teacher is a qualified male nurse. The new emphasis on training primary health workers stems from the realization that simply providing more physicians and more nurses will not solve the health problems of devloping countries

Village health workers attending a course on primary health care in Torodi, Niger. The teacher is a qualified male nurse. The new emphasis on training primary health workers stems from the realization that simply providing more physicians and more nurses will not solve the health problems of devloping countries

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Silva, R. da, photographer
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Education, Medical
Health Personnel
Teaching
Public Health
World Health Organization.
Abstract:
Several men are gathered in a room; one of the men is standing at a chalkboard with the instructor. Verso: WHO/17214. AFRO. Primary Health Care. SM 4-1977.
Copyright:
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Copyright Information:
World Health Organization; World Health Organization website
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101437252 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A013990
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437252