Scaling up interventions that increase access to timely and appropriate treatment at the community level could prevent more than 60% of these deaths. As a way of increasing access to treatment for sick children, several African countries are investing in community health workers (CHWs) as a cost-effective way of extending health services to people living beyond the reach of the … [Read more...] about Evaluating the effect of innovative motivation and supervision approaches on community health worker performance and retention in Uganda and Mozambique: study protocol for a randomized control trial
Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
iCCM Project Model Orientation Series: Global Health and WASH
As a part of World Vision's Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) Project Model Orientation Series, this webinar shares iCCM-focused strategies to effectively address health challenges experienced by mothers, children, and populations impacted by HIV and AIDS, and address WASH issues. The webinar includes information about iCCM, World Vision's approach using an … [Read more...] about iCCM Project Model Orientation Series: Global Health and WASH
Community Case Management Toolkit: Tools for Planning and Design
A growing body of evidence supports the fact that community case management (CCM) can reduce childhood deaths from the biggest killers such as pneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria, newborn infections and malnutrition. The approach employs community-based interventions aimed at extending health care and treatment to hard-to-reach areas with poor access. CCM is a strategy to increase … [Read more...] about Community Case Management Toolkit: Tools for Planning and Design
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
Utilization of community health workers for malaria treatment: results from a three-year panel study in the districts of Kaya and Zorgho, Burkina Faso
Community case management of malaria (CCMm, formerly designated as home management of malaria) consists in treating febrile individuals with pre-packaged anti-malarial drugs distributed by members of the community, often designated as community health workers (CHWs). Malaria is holo-endemic in Burkina Faso and causes the deaths of ~40,000 individuals every year. In 2010, … [Read more...] about Utilization of community health workers for malaria treatment: results from a three-year panel study in the districts of Kaya and Zorgho, Burkina Faso