Community participation in primary care service delivelopment: a case study from the informal settlement Mathew Goniwe, Khayelitsha, Cape Town.

Publication Year: 
1997
Published by: 
UCT Comm Health
Community Participation (CP) is the cornerstone of the Primary Health Care (PHC) approach and a central tenet of current government health policy. However, the successful imlpementation of community participation is bedevilled by differences in the understanding of what is meant by community participation and what motivates health services to seek CP.