Sub-Saharan Africa faces a severe health worker shortage, which community health workers (CHWs) may fill. Task shifting - the reassignment of clinical roles by transferring suitable tasks from higher- to lower-skilled healthcare workers (HCWs) - is one of the strategies proposed to mitigate the effects of the HCW shortage. Community health workers (CHWs) are a unique cadre of … [Read more...] about Time savings – realized and potential – and fair compensation for community health workers in Kenyan health facilities: a mixed-methods approach
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Community health workers programme in Luanda, Angola: an evaluation of the implementation process
Angola is undergoing a period of reconstruction, after experiencing a protracted civil war that lasted until 2002. This historical context of violent conflicts has left a legacy of low rates of production and capital accumulation, of severe debt, and extreme dependency on foreign countries, all of which markedly influence the health situation of the Angolan people. Since … [Read more...] about Community health workers programme in Luanda, Angola: an evaluation of the implementation process
Equally able, but unequally accepted: Gender differentials and experiences of community health volunteers promoting maternal, newborn, and child health in Morogoro Region, Tanzania
Despite emerging qualitative evidence of gendered community health worker (CHW) experience, few quantitative studies examine CHW gender differentials. The launch of a maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) CHW cadre in Morogoro Region, Tanzania enlisting both males and females as CHWs, provides an opportunity to examine potential gender differences in CHW knowledge, health … [Read more...] about Equally able, but unequally accepted: Gender differentials and experiences of community health volunteers promoting maternal, newborn, and child health in Morogoro Region, Tanzania
A comparative study of an NGO-sponsored CHW programme versus a ministry of health sponsored CHW programme in rural Kenya: a process evaluation
The varied performance of Community Health Worker (CHW) programmes in different contexts has highlighted the need for implementation of research that focuses on programme delivery issues. This paper presents the results of process evaluations conducted on two different models of CHW programme delivery in adjacent rural communities in the Gem District of Western Kenya. One model … [Read more...] about A comparative study of an NGO-sponsored CHW programme versus a ministry of health sponsored CHW programme in rural Kenya: a process evaluation
Performance of community health workers managing malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea under the community case management programme in central Uganda: a cross sectional study
Lay community health workers (CHWs) have been widely used to provide curative interventions in communities that have traditionally lacked access to health care. Optimal performance of CHWs managing children with malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea in communities is desired if a reduction in childhood morbidity and mortality is to be achieved. Few studies have … [Read more...] about Performance of community health workers managing malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea under the community case management programme in central Uganda: a cross sectional study