A kala-azar control programme for remote tribal communities.
Indigenous people have been trained to provide a culturally appropriate kala-azar control programme for the tribal population of Sahibganj, Bihar, India. Cultural resistance to modern medicine has been overcome and the influence of village witch-doctors has been countered.
Thakur
C P
CP
Patna Medical College, India.
Frances Sister
Therese Sister
Victoria Sister
Puspa Sister
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