The Global Health Media Project – Training Videos for Newborn Care
“We are desperately short of health workers and many have not had training in newborn care. Your videos are an amazing resource to help us train these workers.” We commonly get feedback like the above from the field – all over the developing world — from remote areas in Africa…
Distance Learning: How does it help health workers conduct training?
Recently, CHW Central interviewed Dr. William Brieger of Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (JHSPH). He is leading a Coursera Course on Training of Trainers (TOT) for CHWs. Coursera is an educational technology company that partners with top universities and organizations world-wide to offer courses online for free. Dr. Brieger’s…
What CHW Central Members Are Saying About the Millennium Development Goals
As the world looks at the MDG results – what effect have they had on your countries, communities and services? CHW Central members are sharing their stories about how CHWs are contributing to the MDGs Join the conversation Indonesia: Jum’atil The Indonesian government is gearing its efforts to meet…
Building Relationships for Effective CHW Scale-Up: The One Million CHW Campaign
Across the globe, CHW programs vary in their management, operation and function but share a common commitment to linking health services to communities, especially in hard-to-reach areas and among vulnerable populations. Yet fragmented programs may not be the most effective way to meet the health needs of communities. The One…
Noelle Wiggins Shares Her Views on the Importance of CHWs.
As someone who has had the pleasure and honor of working with CHWs, both in the US and internationally, for more than 25 years, I am very excited about the new, expanded launch of the CHW Central website! Based on my own experience, CHWs in the US have much to…