title: Partnership of the community in support of health for all.
abstract: Health for all is a people-based approach to health which considers the community as its focus. Community partnership is an important principle of health for all. This paper describes the many aspects of community partnership and gives examples of community partnerships initiatives in the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region, such as the basic development needs approach. The main agenda of community partnership for health for all is discussed and some opportunities conducive to community partnership in the Region are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Division of Health Systems and Community Development, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt.
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authors.lastname: Abdullatif
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003150:Community Health Workers / Q000458:organization & administration; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003256:Community Participation; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D006291:Health Policy; D006292:Health Priorities; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D019083:Mediterranean Region; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration; D009938:Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012041:Regional Medical Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D012944:Social Support; D014944:World Health Organization