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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…
Strengthening Community-Level Health Supply Chains in Kenya
Originally posted on VillageReach No single actor can solve Kenya’s health challenges alone. — Dr. Maureen Kimani, Head, Division of Community Health, Ministry of Health, Kenya. Across Kenya,…
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US
- Community Health Worker, Rideshare Programs are Creating Healthier Communities across New Jersey by Addressing the Social Determinants of Health
- Community Health Workers Generate Value at Health Systems and Hospitals. Here’s How.
- Pear Suite, Instacart team up to help community health workers address food insecurity
- Postdoctoral fellow helps community health workers make sense of data using generative AI
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Global
- “Boma Health Workers are our lifelines,” says Nangdimo Community
- Tanzania Community Health Workers trained to tackle breast, cervical cancer
- Empowering Frontline Heroes: Canada and UNFPA Strengthen Tanzania’s Maternal Health Response
- Africa CDC validates continental community health landscape survey
- Empowering communities, saving lives: Syria’s caring for newborns and mothers at home programme
- NGO supported rural women health workers emerging as ray of hope in Udaipur district
- Community Health Promoters crucial to SHA success
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CHW Voices
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…
International Community Health Worker: Community Health Roundtable Discussion with Margaret Odera
YouTube Link: International Community Health Worker: Community Health Roundtable Discussion with Margaret Odera In this inspiring episode of the Community Health Roundtable Discussion, host Daniel Palazuelos sits down with Margaret Odera, a dedicated Community Health Worker (CHW) from Mathare North, Kenya. Margaret shares her powerful journey serving her community and mentoring HIV-positive mothers, while also championing the professionalization and recognition of CHWs. Together, they discuss the vital role of CHWs…
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Recently Added Resources
Incorporating community-engaged research into a statewide community health worker-driven infrastructure for addressing health disparities in public health emergency
This study looked at a new statewide model in Indiana that puts community health workers (CHWs) at the center of efforts to…
Implementing a Community Health Worker Model to Address Health-Related Social Needs in a Community Pharmacy Network: A Pragmatic Evaluation
This study tested a program in New York where pharmacy staff were trained as community health workers to screen for social needs…
Equity-Centered Development of a Community Health Worker Intervention to Improve Engagement in Care for ADHD
This study developed and tested a new program called START (SupporT for ADHD and Related Treatment), where community health workers support families…
