Low cost strategies for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk reduction are an essential requirement world over. This open label cluster randomized trial conducted in 28 villages across 3 states in India, looks at the impact of CHW-based interventions in reducing CVD risk factors in households in rural India. … [Read more...] about Cardiovascular risk factor reduction by community health workers in rural India: A cluster randomized trial
CHW Role
Who are the real community health workers in Tshopo Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo?
There has been a growing trend of task shifting in primary health care services including the use of community health workers (CHWs) in diagnosis of childhood illness. This study examines the role of traditional healers, their ability to meet the needs of families within communities and their integration into the health system in Tshopo through 127 in depth interviews with … [Read more...] about Who are the real community health workers in Tshopo Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Rural, Remote and Resilient: How to Build Better Outcomes Outside of America’s Cities
Over 60 million people reside outside cities in the United States. These populations often face higher rates of diseases like obesity, diabetes, heart disease and suicide. While no specific cause for these disparities have been identified, environmental differences, education gaps and workforce shortages could be potential causes. This article presents 5 strategies for … [Read more...] about Rural, Remote and Resilient: How to Build Better Outcomes Outside of America’s Cities
Salaried and voluntary community health workers: exploring how incentives and expectation gaps influence motivation
This study presents a comparative analysis of linkages between incentives and motivation of CHWs using existing datasets of qualitative studies across six countries. Taking into consideration both salaried and volunteered CHWs the study critically examines the varied influence of incentives on motivation in given different conditions of employment and … [Read more...] about Salaried and voluntary community health workers: exploring how incentives and expectation gaps influence motivation
The impact of paid community health worker deployment on child survival: the connect randomized cluster trial in rural Tanzania
This paper presents the results of a non-masked cluster randomized trail conducted in three districts in rural Tanzania. The study looked at the impact of deploying paid community health workers (CHWs) to provide door-to-door services on child survival. The services provided included preventive, promotional and curative antenatal, newborn child and reproductive health … [Read more...] about The impact of paid community health worker deployment on child survival: the connect randomized cluster trial in rural Tanzania