The forest for the trees: tuberculosis control efforts in west Kalimantan.
Alam Sehat Lestari (ASRI), an Indonesian-American, non-proﬁt organization located on the border of Gunung Palung National Park in west Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, is linking the delivery of health care to the conservation of natural resources. The clinic's experience shows that an unconventional 'forests-for-health care' incentive programme can provide a powerful way to break the cycle that links poverty, poor health and environmental destruction around the park. However, the challenges of preventing, diagnosing and treating tuberculosis in this setting remain considerable and success will still depend upon a multilateral collaborative approach.
Marwa
M
Shoeb
Diego
D
Lopez de Castilla
Paul
P
Pottinger
D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001893:Borneo; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014197:Trees; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents