Gachoud P
Soz Praventivmed. 1979 May;24(2-3):163-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02094153.
A group a Swiss physicians, who have been working for about eight years in rural health posts of the Peruvian highlands (Altiplano), engaged in training voluntary health auxiliaries, chosen by the indigenous communities. Experience has shown that, as in other countries, it is thus possible to markedly improve the health of populations which badly lack resources. The efficacy of using such auxiliaries was recognized by the Peruvian Ministry of Health, which has now set up a programme for their training and supervision. Within the concept of primary health care, based on the participation of people to the management of their health, the voluntary health auxiliary is placed in a strategic and decisive position for the success of an enterprise which is now spreading to many countries of the Third World.
一群瑞士医生在秘鲁高原（阿尔蒂普拉诺）的农村卫生站工作了约八年，他们参与培训由当地社区挑选出的志愿保健员。经验表明，和其他国家一样，利用这些志愿保健员能够显著改善资源极度匮乏地区人们的健康状况。秘鲁卫生部认可了使用这类保健员的成效，现已设立了一个针对他们的培训和监督项目。在基于民众参与自身健康管理的初级卫生保健理念中，志愿保健员对于一项目前已推广至许多第三世界国家的事业的成功起着关键的决定性作用。
