This study looks at a group of community health workers know as Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) and their role in reducing the maternal mortality ratio in Nepal. … [Read more...] about The contribution of female community health volunteers (FCHVs) to maternity care in Nepal: a qualitative study
Community Health Workers/Volunteers
Improving data quality in community health programmes: Recommendations from inter-country research
This brief discusses how to improve data quality in community health programmes and references the role of community health volunteers in data collection. … [Read more...] about Improving data quality in community health programmes: Recommendations from inter-country research
Podcast: Community Health Workers with Shreya Kangovi & Lisa Kidd from the Penn Center for CHWs
This is the first episode of the Review of Systems podcast, which is done in partnership with Harvard Center for Primary Care. The first guest is Shreya Kangovie, a researcher of community health worker (CHW) interventions who developed a multi-stakeholder team-based CHW model called IMPaCT (Individualized Management towards Patient-Centered Targets). Lisa Kidd is the second … [Read more...] about Podcast: Community Health Workers with Shreya Kangovi & Lisa Kidd from the Penn Center for CHWs
Volunteers in Ethiopia’s women’s development army are more deprived and distressed than their neighbors: crosssectional survey data from rural Ethiopia
This study examines deprivation and wellbeing among community health workers in Ethiopia's Women's Development Army. … [Read more...] about Volunteers in Ethiopia’s women’s development army are more deprived and distressed than their neighbors: crosssectional survey data from rural Ethiopia
“Self-development matters” – Perception of Sakhis (CHWs) assessing self-development outcomes of their participation in the HBNC Program
This qualitative study looks at the perceptions of community health workers on the outcomes of the Home-Based Neonatal Care Program in India. The authors found that having local women participate in development programs results in both the potential for self-development and the program objective. … [Read more...] about “Self-development matters” – Perception of Sakhis (CHWs) assessing self-development outcomes of their participation in the HBNC Program