Download or read book Training Manual for Community Based Initiatives written by World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2006 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improvements in health cannot be achieved in isolation as they require an integrated, multisectorial development approach. The WHO's Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean has introduced the following community-based initiatives: basic development needs approach; healthy villages programme; healthy cities programme; women in health and development. These community-based initiatives have provided a stimulus for health and human development. This training manual provides material to help develop trainers; update the knowledge of field managers; and reinforce leadership and management skills.