One of the Most Significant Changes That Zanmi Lasante Initiated

question 57

Multiple Choice

One of the most significant changes that Zanmi Lasante initiated in rural Haiti was the training of local community members as health-care workers. What factor was responsible for their success in identifying local health-care problems and providing basic health services?

• A) their unflagging efforts to build waste treatment and clean water facilities
• B) their ability to understand the local language, social structures, and values
• C) their willingness to work with impoverished peoples in terrible conditions
• D) their training provided to them in the United States

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