This brief discusses the impact of the inSCALE APE CommCare mobile phone application in Mozambique, an inSCALE innovation developed to improve community health worker motivation, performance and retention in order to increase the quality and coverage of integrated community case management. The inSCALE APE CommCare mobile phone application is a phone-based job aid to … [Read more...] about Mobile health (mHealth) approaches to improve motivation and performance of CHWs in Mozambique
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Evaluating the accuracy and acceptability of pneumonia diagnostic tools for community health workers in low and middle income countries
This presentation at a Malaria Consortium symposium on improving the diagnosis of pneumonia in children during the 63rd annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene on 3-6 November 2014, presents Malaria Consortium's pneunomia diagnostics project and the preliminary findings from the evaluation stage of the project. The presentation includes key considerations and … [Read more...] about Evaluating the accuracy and acceptability of pneumonia diagnostic tools for community health workers in low and middle income countries
Developing Intervention Strategies: innovations to improve community health worker motivation and performance
During the last decade child mortality has reduced significantly in a number of African countries, largely due to the scale up of appropriate management of diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria, three leading causes of death among young children. As a way of increasing access to treatment for sick children, several African countries are investing in community health workers (CHWs) … [Read more...] about Developing Intervention Strategies: innovations to improve community health worker motivation and performance
Poor retention does not have to be the rule: retention of volunteer community health workers in Uganda
Globally, health worker shortages continue to plague developing countries. Community health workers are increasingly being promoted to extend primary health care to underserved populations. Since 2004, Healthy Child Uganda (HCU) has trained volunteer community health workers in child health promotion in rural southwest Uganda. This study analyses the retention and motivation of … [Read more...] about Poor retention does not have to be the rule: retention of volunteer community health workers in Uganda
Which intervention design factors influence performance of community health workers in low- and middle-income countries? A systematic review.
Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly recognized as an integral component of the health workforce needed to achieve public health goals in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Many factors influence CHW performance. A systematic review was conducted to identify intervention design related factors influencing performance of CHWs. A mix of financial and … [Read more...] about Which intervention design factors influence performance of community health workers in low- and middle-income countries? A systematic review.