The Health Systems Global (HSG) 'Supporting and Strengthening The Role of Community Health Workers in Health System Development' Thematic Working Group (TWG) has announced an election for taking on various leadership positions of the TWG. There continues to be increased focus on Community Health Workers across all areas of global health. This is an exciting time to … [Read more...] about Health Systems Global’s Thematic Working Group Election
Chapter 16: Case Studies of Large-Scale Community Health Worker Programs
This summarizes Appendix A of the CHW Reference Guide produced under the Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program, the United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Global Health’s flagship maternal, neonatal and child health project. Appendix A of the CHW Reference Guide provides an in-depth view of 13 large-scale CHW programs drawn from … [Read more...] about Chapter 16: Case Studies of Large-Scale Community Health Worker Programs
Chapter 15: Measurement and Data Use for Services Provided by Community Health Workers
This is the fifteenth chapter of the CHW Reference Guide produced under the Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program, the United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Global Health’s flagship maternal, neonatal and child health project. In this chapter, the authors introduce the concept of program measurement as having three main … [Read more...] about Chapter 15: Measurement and Data Use for Services Provided by Community Health Workers
Chapter 14: Expanding, Strengthening, and Maintaining CHW Programs
It’s all too common a problem in global health for a successful community pilot program with intensive support and investment to face a number of challenges in later phases when efforts are made to expand, replicate or scale-up the program. While community health worker (CHW) programs may be relatively inexpensive for a small geographic area or over a short timeframe, … [Read more...] about Chapter 14: Expanding, Strengthening, and Maintaining CHW Programs
Chapter 13: Community Participation in Large-Scale Community Health Worker Programs
This is the thirteenth chapter of the CHW Reference Guide produced under the Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program, the United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Global Health’s flagship maternal, neonatal and child health project. Community health workers (CHWs) have an intermediary position between communities and the health sector, thereby … [Read more...] about Chapter 13: Community Participation in Large-Scale Community Health Worker Programs