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Abstract
Sarvodaya is a Sri Lankan development organisation, with a philosophy strongly grounded in Buddhism. It combines the Primary Health Care approach with a holistic conceptualisation of health, and aims for a self reliant system of village communities in which the basic needs of all are met. This article describes the organisation and its role in health care, attempting to draw lessons relevant to the West.