FOUNDER’S NOTE
In 2015, I worked at Angelina Jolie’s Foundation in rural
Cambodia implementing an environmental health research.
The purpose was to create a database for community health
workers and the foundation to come up with a health strategy for
2020 in Battambang, Cambodia. It was the first research of its
kind since the establishment of the foundation in 2003. It was not
until then that I realized that capacity strengthening is essential in
the grassroots level and that hands-on work can play
a big role in it.
However, the current efforts for community healthcare
strengthening are not enough to combat the huge challenges the
world is facing. The methodology needs to be upgraded to make
our efforts efficient, effective and sustainable. At the same time,
the decision making of public policy should include more insights
from initiatives on the ground. Partnerships across the micro-
level and macro-level should be created to support homegrown
innovations and grassroots initiatives that strive to improve health
status for all. Diinsider wishes to bring the discussion onto the
table and mobilize resources for smaller players.
This volume is just the starting point. We have covered various
topics regarding health but they are far from enough. In 2018, we
are planning to bring more inspiring initiatives to our audience,
in addition to what can be seen in this single volume. That being
said, the cases in this volume are already informative enough,
and have brought critical analysis over topics such as mental
health, mobile health, HIV/AIDS, etc.
I hope you will enjoy reading them!
Thank you for your support and I wish you all a happy
and fruitful 2018!
Li Bolun
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