{"id":4583,"date":"2023-03-02T11:06:10","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T11:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=4583"},"modified":"2023-03-02T11:06:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T11:06:14","slug":"fact-sheet-the-power-of-communities","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/publications\/fact-sheet-the-power-of-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact sheet: The Power of Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section section--core \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 block-wrapper\"><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Good health is determined by the first point of access to the health care system, making primary health care more impactful than specialised care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Power-of-communities-1024x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Power-of-communities-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Power-of-communities-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Power-of-communities-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Power-of-communities-71x44.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.cordaid.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Power-of-communities.jpg 1235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Youth participants in a Cordaid programme. 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