Training of Roma Health Mediators in Reproductive Health

Acknowledgements
This manual was developed for a special category of community workers, Roma Health
Mediators, taking into consideration their professional roles, and the cultural
environments in which they work; and involved persons who pioneered the Roma Health
Mediators’ program from its conception to the present.
We would like to thank Mrs. Mariana Buceanu and Mr. Daniel Rădulescu for their
continuous support and recommendations during the process of developing this training
curriculum. Their contributions have helped orient the manual to the specific needs of
Roma Health Mediators.
We would like to give our special thanks to Mrs. Hanna Dobronăuţeanu, Ministry of
Health Counselor, who has worked closely with us and supported us in identifying
specific learning needs of Roma Health Mediators.
We hope that through using the manual to train community workers, it will contribute to
increasing access to health services by the Roma population, and that this will in turn lead
to an improved health status for the Roma community.
Authors,
Suzanne Plopper,
International Consultant
Daniela Iancu,
Training Coordinator JSI Romania
RFHI/JSI Romania Training of RHMs in Reproductive Health Introduction