Task shifting is one approach to address the shortage of health staff by rational redistribution of tasks among health workforce teams. This document contains 22 recommendations and guidelines developed through a process of country consultation, extensive evidence gathering, and broad consultation among a wide range of experts and stakeholders. The recommendations provide the … [Read more...] about Task Shifting: Global Recommendations and Guidelines
Policy
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
One Million Community Health Workers Technical Task Force Report
In response to widespread recognition of the need to scale up community health workers as a part of primary health systems in sub-Saharan Africa, this technical report was prepared to consolidate scientific and implementation experience in a series of recommendations and guidelines. This technical taskforce report focuses on providing broad cost guidance, deployment strategy … [Read more...] about One Million Community Health Workers Technical Task Force Report
Community health workers and the response to HIV/AIDS in South Africa: tensions and prospects
This paper summarizes the key features of the emerging national CHW program in South Africa. This includes CHWs' integration into a national public works program and the use of non-governmental organizations as intermediaries. The paper also reports on one province, the Free State investigating CHW numbers and training, specifically with regard to HIV services between 2004 and … [Read more...] about Community health workers and the response to HIV/AIDS in South Africa: tensions and prospects
Healthy Villages: A guide for communities and community health workers
This guide outlines the type of information and approaches that Healthy Villages managers could provide to their communities; it can be used as the basis for developing material that is specific to regions or to entire countries. Healthy Villages deals with achieving good health through: water, excreta disposal, drainage, solid waste management, housing quality, hygiene, … [Read more...] about Healthy Villages: A guide for communities and community health workers