Village health worker programs in Uganda have met with limited success in the past partly due to a reliance on volunteerism and a lack of incentivization. Doctors for Global Health developed a performance-based incentive mechanism for village health workers (VHWs) in Uganda. The given paper looks at the feasibility and sustainability of the model. … [Read more...] about A Performance-Based Incentives System for Village Health Workers in Kisoro, Uganda
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Effect of a community health worker mHealth monitoring system on uptake of maternal and newborn health services in Rwanda
This study evaluates the impact of a mobile phone (mHealth) monitoring system- RapidSMS on improving access to proven maternal and newborn health interventions. Using an interrupted time series design, the study looks at the effect of the mHealth intervention on antenatal care, health facility delivery and vaccination. … [Read more...] about Effect of a community health worker mHealth monitoring system on uptake of maternal and newborn health services in Rwanda
Community health extension program of Ethiopia, 2003–2018: successes and challenges toward universal coverage for primary healthcare services
Since 2003, Ethiopia has been implementing a community health extension program (HEP). This systematic review assesses the improvements that the program has brought about particularly in terms of maternal and childcare, hygiene and sanitation, knowledge and healthcare seeking. It also looks at the weaknesses of this dynamic program with respect to productivity, efficiency, … [Read more...] about Community health extension program of Ethiopia, 2003–2018: successes and challenges toward universal coverage for primary healthcare services
Community health workers to improve uptake of maternal healthcare services: A cluster-randomized pragmatic trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
In addition to quality of care of maternal health services, increased uptake of antenatal care (ANC) and facility- based delivery are key contributors to improved maternal and neonatal health in resource limited settings. This cluster randomized trial attempted to assess the impact of a community health worker (CHW) intervention on the proportion of women who visit ANC less … [Read more...] about Community health workers to improve uptake of maternal healthcare services: A cluster-randomized pragmatic trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Rethinking integrated nutrition‐health strategies to address micronutrient deficiencies in children under five in Mozambique
This paper presents the results of a study using trained CHWs to compare in-person auditory brainstem response (ABR). The intervention linked CHWs to a tele-medicine approach in a community-based pediatric hearing screening program; it concludes that a tele-medicine approach is viable. … [Read more...] about Rethinking integrated nutrition‐health strategies to address micronutrient deficiencies in children under five in Mozambique