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Kenya’s Health Sector Hangs in the Balance: An Opinion on the Impasse between the National and County Governments
The relationship between the national and county governments in Kenya has been characterized by numerous disagreements, with the health sector being one of the most affected. These disagreements have caused significant delays in service delivery, resulting in a negative impact on the health of the Kenyan population. In an effort to address these issues, the President, Dr. William Ruto, recently convened a summit in Naivasha with the council of governors…
Kenya’s Community Health Workers Shortage Undermines Universal Health Care
In underserved populations, the contribution of community health workers (CHWs) is vital to the healthcare system. Preparing the health workforce to work towards the attainment of a country’s health objectives represents one of the most important challenges for its health system. In Kenya, the government established its community health worker (CHW) program in 2006 as a key innovation of the Community Health Strategy. Within this strategy, CHWs function at the…
CHWs and Wellness: Your Care Matters Too!
If you’re a CHW, at some point in life, you may have learned how to care for others’ needs before your own. Our lived experiences make us experts on being in service of other people. But, sometimes we become so focused on caring for our community that we neglect our own needs. For a long time, anytime someone used the phrase “take care of yourself,” I had no idea what…
Proudly a Community Health Assistant supervising CHVs
Historically, and across professions, supervision has been an endeavor of task oversight and punitive, critical corrective actions. Supportive supervision is considered the best practice for community health worker (CHW) in international settings and includes collaborative reviews, observations, monitoring, constructive feedback, participation, problem solving, training, and education. Such a comprehensive supervisory strategy in Kenya is of particular importance to the success of Community Health Volunteer (CHV) programs and facilitates the empowerment…
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