Lessons from community participation in primary health care and water resource governance in South Africa: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In South Africa, community participation has been embraced through the development of progressive policies to address past inequities. However, limited information is available to understand community involvement in priority setting, planning and decision-making in the development and implementation of public services.

Objective

This narrative review aims to provide evidence on forms, extents, contexts and dynamics of community participation in primary health care (PHC) and water governance in South Africa and draw cross-cutting lessons. This paper focuses on health and water governance structures, such as health committees, Catchment Management Agencies (CMA), Water User Associations (WUAs), Irrigation Boards (IBs) and Community Management Forums (CMFs).

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SUBMITTER: Hove J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8745361 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature