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
mHealth and Technology
(Re)Building health systems in West Africa: what role for ICT and mobile technologies?
The aim of the (Re)Building health systems in West Africa: what role for ICT and mobile technologies? meeting at Wilton Park was to understand better the role of ICT and mobile technologies for rebuilding and creating strong health systems in West Africa after the Ebola crisis. The meeting also aimed to identify lessons that could be taken beyond West Africa and used more … [Read more...] about (Re)Building health systems in West Africa: what role for ICT and mobile technologies?
Assessment of the quality of antenatal care services provided by health workers using a mobile phone decision support application in northern Nigeria: A pre/post-intervention study
Nigeria’s maternal mortality ratio is the tenth highest in the world, with an estimated 630 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, and 40,000 maternal deaths annually. There is now a critical need to support Nigeria’s efforts to make significant progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goal 5 target of reducing maternal mortality by 2015 through the government’s … [Read more...] about Assessment of the quality of antenatal care services provided by health workers using a mobile phone decision support application in northern Nigeria: A pre/post-intervention study
Timed and Targeted Counselling for Health and Nutrition, 2nd Edition: A Comprehensive Training Course for Community Health Workers
World Vision's Timed and Targeted Counselling for Health and Nutrition (ttC) is a comprehensive training course for CHWs, Care Groups and volunteers working in maternal and child health. ttC takes a life-cycle approach, supporting through pregnancy to two years of age, which offers the best opportunity to put children on a path to life-long health. World Vision’s newly released … [Read more...] about Timed and Targeted Counselling for Health and Nutrition, 2nd Edition: A Comprehensive Training Course for Community Health Workers
Use of mobile phone consultations during home visits by Community Health Workers for maternal and newborn care: community experiences from Masindi and Kiryandongo districts, Uganda
In the Ugandan context CHWs are given the collective name of Village Health Teams (VHTs). The national health policy in Uganda recognizes VHTs as constituent part of the health care system. VHTs in Uganda are assigned various tasks ranging from health education to dispensing of allopathic medicines. This study aimed at exploring perceived maternal and newborn benefits … [Read more...] about Use of mobile phone consultations during home visits by Community Health Workers for maternal and newborn care: community experiences from Masindi and Kiryandongo districts, Uganda