Ethiopian Community Health Worker Programs
Summary
Background
The first cadre of Health Extension Workers (HEWs) was trained in 2004. In the following years, Ethiopia expanded its PHC programs in hope of achieving universal health coverage. Human resources that serve at the community level in Ethiopia include: HEWs, voluntary CHWs, and Community Health Promoters (CHPs), now called Health Development Army (HDA) volunteers.
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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 Integrated Program (MCHIP), it…
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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 Policymakers (2014) . The original document was spearheaded…
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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…
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