Three Reasons to Invest in Community Health Workers
Originally posted on Frontline Health Workers Coalition and Village Reach. CHWs are trusted, capable, and cost-effective Health systems cannot function without health workers. That’s why the World Health Organization (WHO) published the Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health to ensure the universal availability, accessibility, acceptability, coverage, and quality of the health…
Advance Community Health Worker Programs to Accelerate the Achievement of Universal Health Care and Primary Health Care: The 3rd International Community Health Worker Symposium
In just a few days, from 22-24 March, Ministers of Health, health and finance experts, multilateral organizations, community health workers, development agencies and partners, will come together for the 3rd International Community Health Worker Symposium, to push for a better supported and integrated community health workforce. Community Health Workers (CHWs)…
“Community Health Workers at the Dawn of a New Era:” a Reflection for the Future
“Community health workers are the antidote to the ignorance of the expert.” – Daniel Palazuelos On November 5, 2022, members of CHW Central attended the American Public Health Association’s Community-based Primary Health Care, or CBPHC, workshop in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The workshop, “Community Health Workers at the Dawn of…
Introducing our 2022/23 CHW Ambassadors
CHW Central is thrilled to introduce our 2022/23 CHW Ambassadors! Ambassadors will share their perspectives on CHW Voices, a new section of the site that provides CHWs with a platform to share stories, opinions, and experiences through blogs, videos, and more. We hope this page will allow CHWs to shape…
Thank You to All Our Sponsors!
Two years after becoming an independent non-profit organization, CHW Central is pleased to announce our 2021 donors and contributors. In September 2021, the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) awarded a grant to CHW Central. The grant activities were to respond to the needs of CHW Central’s audience…