CHW Central

A global resource for and about Community Health Workers

Nigeria

The roles of community health workers who provide maternal and newborn health services: case studies from Africa and Asia.

by

Community health workers (CHWs) play a vital role in provision of maternal and newborn health (MNH) services in low- and middle-income settings. However, a better understanding of the roles CHWs play in each setting: services, responsibilities, training duration and type of renumeration. This study presents information on CHWs providing MNH services in Bangladesh, India, Kenya, … [Read more...] about The roles of community health workers who provide maternal and newborn health services: case studies from Africa and Asia.

Dealing with context in logic model development: Reflections from a realist evaluation of a community health worker programme in Nigeria

by

The authors in this article assess the extent to which community health worker programs improve access to maternity services. They use the integration of contextual factors into a logic model to frame the assessment and argue that the logic model can serve as an analytical tool rather than an end in itself. … [Read more...] about Dealing with context in logic model development: Reflections from a realist evaluation of a community health worker programme in Nigeria

“They do not see us as one of them”: a qualitative exploration of mentor mothers’ working relationships with healthcare workers in rural North-Central Nigeria

by

Mentor mothers (MMs) are HIV positive women who provide support to other women living with HIV, particularly in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT). This qualitative study explores the experiences, working conditions, and relationships between MMs and health workers in Nigeria. … [Read more...] about “They do not see us as one of them”: a qualitative exploration of mentor mothers’ working relationships with healthcare workers in rural North-Central Nigeria

Community Health Worker Assessment and Improvement Matrix (CHW AIM): Updated Program Functionality Matrix for Optimizing Community Health Programs

by

To support quality CHW program design and implementation, USAID, UNICEF, the Community Health Impact Coalition, and Initiatives Inc. have updated and adapted the Community Health Worker Assessment and Improvement Matrix (CHW AIM) Program Functionality Matrix tool. This tool can be applied at district, regional, and national levels to identify and close gaps in design and … [Read more...] about Community Health Worker Assessment and Improvement Matrix (CHW AIM): Updated Program Functionality Matrix for Optimizing Community Health Programs