Elevating Country Voices
Hear from the frontlines of community health. Find stories and interviews of community health workers and community health program managers that will deepen understanding of their crucial function delivering lifesaving care to communities.
Revolutionizing Healthcare: Introducing the Health Systems Accelerator Fellowship Program
Originally published by Financing Alliance for Health Healthcare systems worldwide face a multitude of challenges, demanding strategic solutions for improvement. Today, they stand at a crucial juncture, calling for innovation and progress, particularly in Domestic Investments for Health and the enhancement of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) services utilizations and outcomes. In response to this pressing need for advancement, the Financing Alliance for Health has spearheaded a groundbreaking initiative dubbed: the Health Systems Accelerator Fellowship Program. This visionary program is a collaboration between the Financing Alliance for Health and selected Ministries of Health in Sub-Saharan Africa, Zambia,…
LGT Venture Philanthropy extends partnership with Financing Alliance for Health to narrow the healthcare funding gap in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Originally published by LGT Venture Philanthropy) – Date: 18 October, 2024 LGT Venture Philanthropy Foundation (LGT VP) is pleased to announce our renewed partnership with Financing Alliance for Health (FAH), an African-led non-profit that addresses systemic financing challenges to scaling primary and community health programs across Sub-Saharan Africa. LGT VP’s non-programmatic grant will focus on institutional strengthening and sustainability planning to support FAH’s strategic mission to mobilize at least USD 1 billion for community and primary healthcare systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. Funding remains one of the most significant obstacles to scaling and sustaining health services for the most vulnerable communities. The…
Unsung Heroes of Rural Zambia: The Vital Role of Community Health Workers
In the heart of Zambia’s Southern Province lies Chilamongela, a remote community where access to healthcare is not just a challenge but a distant dream. Here, Lucky Chizela and Chiteyo Charles, two dedicated Community-Based Volunteers (CBVs), are making a profound difference in the lives of their neighbours. They both have been CBVs for 5 years and 3 years respectively. In an exclusive interview conducted in their local language, they share their motivations, challenges, and triumphs as frontline healthcare providers in one of Zambia’s most underserved regions. For Charles, the decision to become a CBV was driven by a deep-rooted desire…
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Why counties must invest in community health services
Africa Frontline First is an initiative to fund community health programs in sub-Saharan Africa. While this initiative aims to deploy 200,000 professional CHWs by 2030, existing community health volunteers lack essential resources and financial incentives. In this piece, two CHVs from Kenya discuss why county governments must invest in community health services.
–> read more at Nation Africa
How health workers are leading Africa’s COVID-19 response
Community health workers have long responded to disease outbreaks while maintaining lifesaving services. In this September 2021 opinion piece, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia’s president from 2006 to 2018, and Dr. John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, share their thoughts on investments that should be prioritized to end the COVID-19 pandemic and realize health for all.
–> read more at Devex
COVID-19 highlights the need for community health
Over recent years, the world has faced two Ebola outbreaks, the constant threat of pandemic influenza, and now the global spread of novel coronavirus and the COVID-19 pandemic. In developing countries, these threats risk exacerbating existing high burdens of communicable diseases associated with millions of preventable deaths. Community health is essential for pandemic preparedness (prevention, surveillance, response) and remains essential for achieving the World Health Organization’s Sustainable Development Goals. The global scale and impact of the current pandemic demonstrates that this cuts across geographies, levels of income, and types of health systems.
–> read more at Think Global Health