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The Quiet Supervisor: Strengthening Kenya’s Community Health System
Originally posted on VillageReach here Beatrice wakes at sunrise in Migori County, her work plan already in hand. The work plan maps out neighbourhoods, lists caregivers and details…
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“Putting every community on the map”: Geospatial mapping strengthens community health worker programs in Liberia and Sierra Leone
Originally Posted on Last Mile Health Building effective community health worker programs requires effective partnership: with the government in the driver’s seat, technical partners like Last Mile Health…
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- What is community health? Key challenges, definitions, & careers
- Catawba County Public Health community workers receive state award
- Community Health Workers: A Developing Workforce in South Dakota
- Beyond Recruitment: A Practical ROI Model For Integrating Community Health Workers Into Medtech Trials
- Engaging Community Health Workers in Advance Care Planning
- Impact of Community Health Workers on Hospital Readmissions
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Global
- Motivation and Performance in Iran’s Community Health Workers
- US aid cuts compromise Cameroon malaria fight
- New Study Confirms Artificial Intelligence Boosts Malaria Diagnosis Accuracy
- AI health chatbots: Reaching Rural Patients in India
- NGO Trains Frontline Community Health Workers in Katsina
- FG unveils digital tool to boost primary healthcare delivery
- Kerala ASHA workers urge Mohanlal, Mammooty and Kamal Haasan to boycott LDF’s ‘extreme poverty free’ declaration event
- Tanzania’s Pandemic Fund Ushers in a New Era of Health Preparedness
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CHW Voices
From Footpaths to Frontlines: Leading Community Health in Wakiso District’s Climate Crisis
Bio Barbara Claire Akello is a Community Health Worker turned supervisor of Village Health Teams (VHTs) in Wakiso District, Uganda. In Wakiso, she supports communities in Namayumba, Masulita, Kakiri, Mende, Buusi, and Zzinga – communities that are resilient but often face significant challenges such as floods that cut off access to health facilities, heat waves that increase illness, crop failures that strain family incomes, and cultural myths that make open…
Uniting for Recognition: The Journey of CHW-CN and the Professionalization of CHPs in Kenya
Bio Sheringham Elisha is a passionate Community Health Worker (CHW) advocate and the current Secretary General of the Kenya Community Health Worker Champions Network (CHW-CN), a national CHPs’ (Community Health Promoters) organization representing CHPs across all 47 counties in Kenya. He is also a co-founder of the organization and leads policy and legislative advocacy efforts aimed at professionalizing CHWs in Kenya. Through his leadership, CHW-CN has successfully mobilized thousands of…
Reaching Men Where They Are: A CHW’s Journey to Guiding Men Toward Safer, Healthier Lives
Bio Joseph Madyagwayi is a trained Community Health Worker (CHW) from Gokwe South District in Zimbabwe’s Midlands Province. He trained with UNICEF and the Ministry of Health and Child Care in 2020 and later took courses in Basic Counselling through Angel of Hope Foundation in partnership with Zimbabwe Open University, and in Problem Solving Therapy with Friendship Bench. In 2025, he completed an online course in CHW Advocacy. Joseph serves…
Serving With Purpose in a Limited Resource Setting: Life as a Community Health Worker Coordinator in Uganda
Henry Bugembe is a dedicated Community Health Worker (CHW) based in Nakawuka Village, Kajjansi Town Council, Wakiso District, Uganda, where he has served since 2005. He has also served as a CHW Coordinator for over 2,800 CHWs across the district since 2015. Henry is a certified Master of Ceremonies for events including traditional weddings, parties and community events, as well as a Parish Leader under the Buganda Kingdom. His passion…
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Supporting community health workers during extreme heat events: A CFIR-ERIC guided scoping review of implementation strategies in low- and middle-income countries
This review looked at how extreme heat affects community health workers (CHWs) in low- and middle-income countries. It found that CHWs face…
Transforming Health in Post-Conflict Somalia: Priorities from a Multi-Stakeholder Roundtable on the 2025-2029 National Plan
Somalia’s health system faces severe challenges, with very low service coverage and a major shortage of health workers. A roundtable in Mogadishu…
Uptake of Medicaid Billing for Community Health Worker Services in Louisiana, 2022-2023
Louisiana Medicaid began reimbursing community health worker (CHW) services in 2022. An analysis of 2022–2023 data showed that over 10,000 people received…