This report discusses the renewed interest in the potential contribution of community health workers to child survival. CHWs can undertake various tasks, including case management of childhood illnesses (e.g., pneumonia, malaria, and neonatal sepsis) and delivery of preventive interventions such as immunisation, promotion of healthy behaviour, and mobilisation of communities. … [Read more...] about Achieving child survival goals: potential contribution of community health workers
Research
Sustainability of community-capacity to promote safer motherhood in northwestern Tanzania: what remains?
The objective of this article is to examine the remains of the Community-Based Reproductive Health Project (CBRHP) implemented by CARE-Tanzania to address high maternal mortality in two rural districts. The two components of CBRHP, work of VHWs and community-financing for emergency transport systems in six villages, have continued. Both of these promote maternal health and … [Read more...] about Sustainability of community-capacity to promote safer motherhood in northwestern Tanzania: what remains?
Community Caregivers: The Backbone for Accessible Care and Support – Multi-country Research: Ethiopia Report
This report is the result of research undertaken in Ethiopia as part of a broader multi-country research project commissioned by the Caregivers Action Network (CAN) to review community and home-based care (CHBC), especially in regards to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. … [Read more...] about Community Caregivers: The Backbone for Accessible Care and Support – Multi-country Research: Ethiopia Report
Ethiopia’s Health Extension Program: Improving Health through Community Involvement
The Health Extension Program is one of the most innovative community-based health programs in Ethiopia. It is based on the assumption that access to and quality of primary health care in rural communities can be improved through transfer of health knowledge and skills to households. Since it became operational in 2004–2005, the Program has had a tangible effect on the thinking … [Read more...] about Ethiopia’s Health Extension Program: Improving Health through Community Involvement
A review of non-financial incentives for health worker retention in east and southern Africa
The paper reviews evidence from peer reviewed and "grey" English language literature on the use of non-financial incentives for CHW retention in sixteen countries in east and southern Africa (ESA): Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. … [Read more...] about A review of non-financial incentives for health worker retention in east and southern Africa