Happy February to you all from the CHW Central Team! This month we are pleased to release our CHW Reference Guide Summary, which provides an easy-to-read summary of the initial document, titled Developing and Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs at Scale: A Reference Guide and Case Studies for Program Managers and … [Read more...] about New Release: CHW Reference Guide Summary
Rwanda’s Community Health Worker Progam
Case Studies of Large-Scale Community Health Worker Programs was derived from 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 and Child Health … [Read more...] about Rwanda’s Community Health Worker Progam
The BRAC Shasthya Shebika Community Health Worker In Bangladesh
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 and Child … [Read more...] about The BRAC Shasthya Shebika Community Health Worker In Bangladesh
Rebecca Furth, Initiatives Inc. Interviews Margaret Kilonzo, Amref Health Africa
Amref Health Africa brought its #payCHWs campaign to the 4th Global Forum on Human Resources for Health held in Dublin, Ireland from 13-17 November 2017. Rebecca Furth sat down with Margaret Kilonzo (pictured) to get a CHW’s perspective on the Global Forum. RF: What do you think has been most important about this conference from your perspective as a CHW? MK: … [Read more...] about Rebecca Furth, Initiatives Inc. Interviews Margaret Kilonzo, Amref Health Africa
CHWs as gender embedded and transformative agents: effectiveness, decent work and social change
The session Towards a Community Health Worker Gender Action Framework: Implications for Decent Work, Rights and Responsibilities, at the 4th global forum on Human Resources for Health brought together five panelists[i] to share evidence and experience on how gender shapes CHW work and how CHWs can be agents for gender transformation. Through its explicit exploration of gender … [Read more...] about CHWs as gender embedded and transformative agents: effectiveness, decent work and social change