Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Antitubercular Agents / economics
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Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
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Borneo
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Conservation of Natural Resources* / economics
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Conservation of Natural Resources* / methods
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Delivery of Health Care* / economics
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Delivery of Health Care* / methods
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Humans
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis / isolation & purification
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Organizations, Nonprofit
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Program Evaluation*
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Trees
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Tuberculosis / diagnosis
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Tuberculosis / drug therapy
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Tuberculosis / microbiology
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Tuberculosis / prevention & control*
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / diagnosis
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / drug therapy
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / microbiology
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Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / prevention & control*