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CCISD
Our
mission
Contribute
to improving the health of disadvantaged communities by
building capacity in both the health sector and among the
community groups involved.
Our expertise
CCISD designs and manages international health
project in the following
sectors:
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the battle against HIV/AIDS,
and sexually transmitted infections (STI) which are
known to fuel the HIV/AIDS epidemics, mainly in Africa
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women's health, mainly reproductive health
-
gender and development
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epidemiological surveillance and new information technologies
as tools for both information and decision making
- primary
health care
- training of health workers
- institutional
support to community groups
Our
commitment
CCISD
is promoting:
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a healthy environment
-
community empowerment
-
complete, universal, accessible and adapted health care
systems
- empowerment of women concerning conditions that affect
their health
Our
values
-
health is a universal right
-
health is a prerequisite for sustainable development
-
local resources, properly supported, are more competent
and provide more continuity in their community than external
resources
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socio-economic equity is both a goal and a condition of
community health
- any
developmental change must consider
sustainability
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