YouTube Link: International Community Health Worker: Community Health Roundtable Discussion with Margaret Odera
In this inspiring episode of the Community Health Roundtable Discussion, host Daniel Palazuelos sits down with Margaret Odera, a dedicated Community Health Worker (CHW) from Mathare North, Kenya. Margaret shares her powerful journey serving her community and mentoring HIV-positive mothers, while also championing the professionalization and recognition of CHWs.
Together, they discuss the vital role of CHWs in delivering care where it is needed most, and how Margaret is helping lead efforts to establish a national CHW association that now spans all 47 counties in Kenya. From grassroots mobilization to presenting a memorandum at the Kenyan Senate, this conversation highlights how CHW advocacy is creating real change locally and globally.
Whether you are new to community health or deeply involved, this episode offers an honest and uplifting look at the movement to ensure CHWs are seen, heard, and supported.