Civil society groups can also
play roles complementary to health services, for example in the
promotion of early reporting for diseases such as TB and sexually
transmitted infections (STI), where delays in reporting currently
constitute a major impediment to disease control, in ensuring
quality of care (see later) and in providing community based
care and rehabilitation. In relation to HIV/AIDS and TB the latter
have become central elements of health management. These roles
relate to both western and traditional health systems, and civil
society organizations have sometimes played a role in strengthening
three-way links between traditional and western health providers
and communities (who use both health systems).
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