Performance management

Salaried and voluntary community health workers: exploring how incentives and expectation gaps influence motivation

November 19, 2019 By

There has been a renewed attention for the need to strengthen CHWs performance, which partly depends on motivation. This paper analyzes the use of incentives and their influence on improving CHW motivation. … [Read more...] about Salaried and voluntary community health workers: exploring how incentives and expectation gaps influence motivation

December 11, 2018 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

December 7, 2018 By

This article describes a distance learning approach for CHWs using the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model™, which is a video-conferencing-based mentorship model. The authors describe the ECHO model for CHW training and mentoring using case examples and pre/post-surveys from an obesity prevention and addiction recovery program. They conclude … [Read more...] about Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO): a new model for community health worker training and support

August 28, 2018 By

How are CHW productivity and performance related and what factors influence them? This study assesses the correlation between productivity and performance and the factors associated with them among the community health volunteer (CHV) from Village Health Teams (VHT) in Busia, District, Uganda. … [Read more...] about Measuring productivity and its relationship to community health worker performance in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

June 19, 2018 By

This qualitative study examines the facilitating factors and barriers to birth preparedness and complication readiness in rural Rwanda. Participants perceived CHWs, attending antenatal care, and medical insurance as facilitating factors while disrespectful care and inconsistent health policies were seen as barriers. … [Read more...] about Facilitators and barriers to birth preparedness and complication readiness in rural Rwanda among community health workers and community members: a qualitative study