This document provides guidance in the design of systems for community-based distribution (CBD) programs. The guide aims to assist program managers and other stakeholders in designing and implementing stronger and more sustainable supply chains for their CBD programs. The guide is intended to serve as a resource of tools that can be modified and adapted for use by any … [Read more...] about Supply Chain Models and Considerations for Community-Based Distribution Programs: A Program Manager’s Guide
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Promising Practices in Supply Chain Management for Community-Based Distribution Programs: Global Survey of CBD Programs
This global survey documents the preliminary research and findings that the JSI team compiled to inform the final project document, Supply Chain Models and Considerations for Community‐Based Distribution Programs: A Program Manager’s Guide. It can be used as a reference to any person or organization interested in CBD programs. … [Read more...] about Promising Practices in Supply Chain Management for Community-Based Distribution Programs: Global Survey of CBD Programs
Supervision of community peer counsellors for infant feeding in South Africa: an exploratory qualitative study
This paper reports on a qualitative study of the experiences of three CHW supervisors who were responsible for supporting infant feeding peer counselors in three diverse settings in South Africa. This study highlights the need to pay attention to the experiences of supervisors in order to better understand the components and complexities of supervision in the field. Such … [Read more...] about Supervision of community peer counsellors for infant feeding in South Africa: an exploratory qualitative study
Community Health Workers – Key messages
From the World Health Organization: A global consultation of programme managers, policy makers and experts was convened by the Alliance in April 2010 in Montreux, Switzerland, to review the recommendations of a systematic review on Community Health Workers (CHWs), share experiences, and develop broad agreement on key messages for countries to use to integrate CHWs into their … [Read more...] about Community Health Workers – Key messages
Barriers to Advanced Education for Indigenous Australian Health Workers: An Exploratory Study
This study assesses the career goals of local Aboriginal Health Workers (AHWs) and community stakeholders to identify barriers to undertaking advanced health education. It uses open-ended interviews with nine participants in two communities in Northwest Queensland, Australia and found that, although interest in careers like medicine and nursing were expressed, the majority of … [Read more...] about Barriers to Advanced Education for Indigenous Australian Health Workers: An Exploratory Study