The Partners In Health (PIH) model of partnering with community health workers (CHWs) in tuberculosis (TB) programs evolved out of our early experiences in the Central Plateau of Haiti. In the 1980’s, PIH co-founders Paul Farmer and Ophelia Dahl recognized that their first efforts to provide care for tuberculosis-infected patients were frustrated by low adherence to … [Read more...] about Using Community Health Workers to Support TB Patients: the Partners In Health Approach
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From Ethiopia To West Virginia, Community Health Workers Help Close Access-To-Care Gaps
This reprinted article from the Kaiser Foundation describes the work of CHWs in communities from Ethiopia to Virginia. This story was produced in collaboration with the Atlantic ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Hermon Girma is stirring bean stew over a wood-fed stove when she hears someone at the gate. She sends her 3-year-old son to slide open the piece of corrugated metal … [Read more...] about From Ethiopia To West Virginia, Community Health Workers Help Close Access-To-Care Gaps
Do Studies Provide Enough Information to Help us Understand CHW Programs?
A 2009 review by O’Brien et al on the Role Development of CHWs tries to answer that question. For community health workers to be effective at their jobs, the authors contend that the selection of CHWs, the quality of training and the clarity of their role are critical factors. If either the background or training of the CHW is inappropriate, the program will have limited … [Read more...] about Do Studies Provide Enough Information to Help us Understand CHW Programs?
How do you know your training was effective? I-TECH’s Training Evaluation Framework and Tools can help!
Imagine that the hospital you’re working at has decided to train all of the staff on the maternity ward in proper infection control practices. Or that in a rural community, training is taking place to instruct community health workers in newborn care… How do we know if these trainings are effective? How do we draw a clear link between a training for a midwife, and a … [Read more...] about How do you know your training was effective? I-TECH’s Training Evaluation Framework and Tools can help!
Human Resources for Health: Shifting the Paradigm – Pape Gaye, IntraHealth
1. What do you feel was accomplished at Recife? Pape Gaye: The meeting was a milestone, especially for someone like me, who is interested and passionate about advancing HRH. I thought three main points came out clearly. First, gaining commitment to Universal Health Care (UHC) is an important step. Building on past forums in Uganda (2008) and Bangkok (2011), this … [Read more...] about Human Resources for Health: Shifting the Paradigm – Pape Gaye, IntraHealth