Drawing on information from Brazil, India, South Africa and the United States, this report assesses the role of CHWs in fostering health system accountability to the community. … [Read more...] about Report on the ‘Think-in’ on Community Health Worker Voice, Power, and Citizens’ Right to Health
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Report on the ‘Think-in’ on Community Health Worker Voice, Power, and Citizens’ Right to Health
Drawing on information from Brazil, India, South Africa and the United States, this report assesses the role of CHWs in fostering health system accountability to the community. … [Read more...] about Report on the ‘Think-in’ on Community Health Worker Voice, Power, and Citizens’ Right to Health
Approaches and strategies used in the training and supervision of Health Extension Workers (HEWs) delivering integrated community case management (iCCM) of childhood illness in Ethiopia: a qualitative rapid appraisal
This article reports the findings from a rapid qualitative appraisal of community health worker training and supervision for integrated community case management of childhood illnesses. … [Read more...] about Approaches and strategies used in the training and supervision of Health Extension Workers (HEWs) delivering integrated community case management (iCCM) of childhood illness in Ethiopia: a qualitative rapid appraisal
Ethiopian community health workers’ beliefs and attitudes towards children with autism: Impact of a brief training intervention
Access to care for rural children living with autism is impeded by stigma and the confinement of autism care services to the capital city, Addis Ababa. Community health workers can help mitigate these challenges. This article presents the findings of an assessment of the impact of a brief training on CHW beliefs and attitudes towards children with autism. … [Read more...] about Ethiopian community health workers’ beliefs and attitudes towards children with autism: Impact of a brief training intervention
One for all, all for One Health- Assessing the impact of installing joint human-animal disease surveillance on the reporting performance of Community Health Workers in Sierra Leone •
As part of the One Health Project, community health workers are trained in joint animal and human disease surveillance as a way for early detection of the zoonotic disease Ebola. This master’s thesis explores whether CHWs in the One Health Project submit more surveillance reports vs their non-One Health Project counterparts and finds that they do, in fact, significantly. … [Read more...] about One for all, all for One Health- Assessing the impact of installing joint human-animal disease surveillance on the reporting performance of Community Health Workers in Sierra Leone •