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Pakistani Lady Health Workers each provide roughly 1,000 community members a range of health information services, including techniques for community management of and health education about common diseases. Each worker receives supervision on a monthly basis to assess adherence to care protocols. Pakistan continues to demonstrate a need to strengthen and expand their Lady … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s Lady Health Worker Program

Agents de Santé Communautaire (ASCs) and Relais serve as the backbone of the Niger community health workforce. They provide a breadth of health services, including family planning, health promotion, and distribution of protective equipment like insecticide-treated bed nets. Between 1990 and 2019, their efforts contributed to a 74% decrease in death among children under … [Read more...] about Niger’s Program of Agents de Santé Communautaire and Relais Volunteers

52,000 Female Community Health Volunteers serve as part of the Nepali community health workforce. These part-time volunteers primarily support health education, counseling, outreach, and resource distribution. Each volunteer receives counseling, supplies, and other resources from their respective health center on a monthly basis. Their cumulative efforts have contributed to … [Read more...] about Nepal’s Community Health Worker System

Myanmar hosts a wide range of community health workers, including Malaria and TB Volunteers, Maternal Health Workers, and Village Health Workers. The government has invested significant resources into strategic planning to ensure that these workers cover the country’s most pressing public health challenges. Training length and intensity and the type of supervision varies based … [Read more...] about Myanmar’s Community-Based Health Workers