The Bangalore Model-Prevention is better than Cure Preventive Health Care for Urban Poor

Author : Dr. V.R. Pandurangi
Pages : 596

CAMHADD: Commonwealth Association for Mental Handicap andDevelopmental Disabilities
CAMHADD was established in the United Kingdom in 1983, following three meetings in 1982 at: 1. Sheffield (UK) 2. Toronto (Canada) and 3. Nairobi (Kenya). CAMHADD is one of the Commonwealth Professional Associations and A Pan Commonwealth Non-Governmental Organization (NGO).

CAMHADD programme activities reflect the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) communique at * Kuala Lumpur in 1989 and in * Harare in 1991 on “Child Survival and Development.”   * Edinburgh in 1997 on “Women Health, Child Survival and Human Resource Development for Health” * Durban in 1999 on “Para 55-HIV/AIDs” And also reflect the recommendations made by the Commonwealth Health Ministers at their 11th Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting

COMHAD – CAMHADD was renamed as COMHAD: Commonwealth Association for Disability as suggested by Colin Mark- -Director-Commonwealth Foundation in 2008 at Pondicherry (India) Meeting

CTPHCF-CAMHADD Tri-Sector Preventive Health Care Foundation was established in 2005 under the Commonwealth Foundation new programme for the New Millennium”Civil Society—Citizen’s and Governance Programme:Tri-Sector Dialogue as suggested by Mr. Collin Ball-Director of the Commonwealth Foundation for sustainable infrastructure and financing focusing on preventive and Promotive Health Care with technical support from WHO and the United Nations Health Related Organisations. CTPHCF continue to promote programme activities of CAMHADD at community level.

CAMHADD/CTPHCF publication in Five Parts:
1.     Development of CAMHADD  
2.     CAMHADD/CTPHCF Contribution   
3.     Bangalore Healthy City Initiative    
4.      Partnership between Rajiv Gandhi University of
        Health Sciences and CAMHADD/CTPHCF
5.     Evolutions in Preventive Health Care-Need for
        “A Right to Health Care Law: 2014