October 31, 2018 Last week, I attended the Global Conference on Primary Health Care in Astana, Kazakhstan. I was there to represent my colleagues who work in the small West African nation of Togo to strengthen primary health care systems. Our model integrates professional community health workers (CHWs) with improved care in public clinics, providing high-quality and … [Read more...] about Unveiling the WHO Guidelines to Optimize CHW Programs
WHO Launches CHW Guideline
26 October 2018. Today the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the long-awaited WHO guideline on health policy and system support to optimize community health worker programs (CHW Guideline for short). WHO developed this guideline document to "assist national governments and national and international partners to improve the design, implementation, performance … [Read more...] about WHO Launches CHW Guideline
1,000 Resources! Advancing knowledge and understanding about CHWs and CHW programs
August 30, 2018 marked an important milestone for CHW Central. We reached 1000 resources! That’s 1000 sources of information about how to make CHWs effective in their work to expand access to quality health services for the poorest and most underserved populations in the US and across the globe. These resources demonstrate that when properly trained and supported, CHWs … [Read more...] about 1,000 Resources! Advancing knowledge and understanding about CHWs and CHW programs
Webinar Resources and Recording – Integrating and scaling mobile community health data systems: Experience from India, Ethiopia and Madagascar.
Community health workers (CHWs) improve access to quality health services at the community level. Despite the critical role that CHWs play, governments often have limited insight into their activities, the quality of their services, the conditions of the communities that they serve, and how best to link these CHWs and their beneficiaries to the larger health system. To … [Read more...] about Webinar Resources and Recording – Integrating and scaling mobile community health data systems: Experience from India, Ethiopia and Madagascar.
ZIMBABWE’S VILLAGE HEALTH WORKER PROGRAM
Case Studies of Large-Scale Community Health Worker Programs was derived from the Developing and Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs at Scale: A Reference Guide and Case Studies for Program Managers and Policymakers, edited by Henry Perry, Lauren Crigler, and Steve Hodgins. Originally published in May 2014 by USAID’s flagship Maternal … [Read more...] about ZIMBABWE’S VILLAGE HEALTH WORKER PROGRAM