This report is the first National Community Health Strategy Malawi has produced, spanning from 2017 to 2022. This strategy is intended to work towards achieving Millennium Development Goal number three: universal health care. The main focus of this strategy include: integration of health services, community engagement, and sufficient and equitable distribution of … [Read more...] about National Community Health Strategy – Malawi
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Community Health Worker’s Role in Bridging the Gap to Universal Healthcare in Rural Kenya
Kenya does not have a strong health infrastructure to support its people causing concern with current universal healthcare goals. Kenya worries it will not be able to deliver care without a strong CHW program such as Rwanda’s. Although Kenya already has CHWs working in certain areas, they are overwhelmed with large numbers of families per CHW and are not able to … [Read more...] about Community Health Worker’s Role in Bridging the Gap to Universal Healthcare in Rural Kenya
Community health workers for universal health-care coverage: from fragmentation to synergy
To achieve universal health coverage, health systems will have to reach into every community, including the poorest and hardest to access. Since Alma-Ata, inconsistent support of community health workers (CHWs) and failure to integrate them into the health system have impeded full realization of their potential contribution in the context of primary health care. Scaling up and … [Read more...] about Community health workers for universal health-care coverage: from fragmentation to synergy
Census-Based, Impact-Oriented (CBIO) Approach: Webinar Discussion between Henry Perry and Daniel Palazuelos
YouTube Link: Census-Based, Impact-Oriented (CBIO) Approach: Webinar Discussion between Henry Perry and Daniel Palazuelos Introduction to Webinar Discussion between Henry Perry and Daniel Palazuelos 30 March 2016 The census-based, impact-oriented (CBIO) approach to improving the health of communities emerged in Bolivia in the 1980s when I was working there with the … [Read more...] about Census-Based, Impact-Oriented (CBIO) Approach: Webinar Discussion between Henry Perry and Daniel Palazuelos
One million CHWs in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2015
During the past 10 years, community health workers (CHWs) have emerged as a focal point of international discussions on primary health-care systems. Although lay community-based health workers have been active for at least 60 years, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000 prompted new discussion of how these workers can help to extend primary health care from facilities … [Read more...] about One million CHWs in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2015