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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):
Health Personnel
Education, Medical
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:
WHO must be mentioned in accompanying text and/or given credit. This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
Copyright Holder:
World Health Organization; Source: Record; Research date: 20151214
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101437252 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A013990
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437252