The work in the B R Hills of Karnataka by H Sudarshan, a medical doctor, on the primary healthcare of the Soliga tribes is a rare example of the role of equity, social justice, maximum community participation and empowerment of the people, in addition to the encouragement of indigenous and traditional systems of medicine, in a successful community health programme.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/empowering-soliga-tribes-sudarshan-model-karnataka
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ashish-bose
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/people
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribal-medicine
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/primary-health-care
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-all
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-personnel
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/education
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-participation
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/personalities
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sustainable-development