Kenya’s Health Sector Hangs in the Balance: An Opinion on the Impasse between the National and County Governments

The relationship between the national and county governments in Kenya has been characterized by numerous disagreements, with the health sector being one of the most affected. These disagreements have caused significant delays in service delivery, resul …

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Kenya’s Community Health Workers Shortage Undermines Universal Health Care

In underserved populations, the contribution of community health workers (CHWs) is vital to the healthcare system. Preparing the health workforce to work towards the attainment of a country’s health objectives represents one of the most important chall …

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CHWs and Wellness: Your Care Matters Too!

If you’re a CHW, at some point in life, you may have learned how to care for others’ needs before your own. Our lived experiences make us experts on being in service of other people. But, sometimes we become so focused on caring for our community that …

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Proudly a Community Health Assistant supervising CHVs

Neema Nyambura, Community Health Assistant in Kenya, Kiambu County, Juja Sub-County. Historically, and across professions, supervision has been an endeavor of task oversight and punitive, critical corrective actions. Supportive supervision is considere …

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Community Health Work is a Calling: CHWs from Kiambu and San Bernardino Connect

I woke up at 5:30 am on a mid-September Sunday morning, anxiously awaiting my 6am talk with Mark Mwenda, my fellow CHW Ambassador colleague. I sat up in bed, reached in thin dark air towards my nightstand, and blindly searched for my journal. I was exc …

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