In Bangladesh, efforts have been made to strengthen the partnerships between community health workers (CHWs) and community clinics. Using qualitative data such as key informant interviews and focus group discussions, investigators found that through engaging government members and coordinating multi-level healthcare work, community health workers were valuable in mobilizing … [Read more...] about Learnings From a Pilot Study to Strengthen Primary Health Care Services: The Community-Clinic-Centered Health Service Model in Barishal District, Bangladesh
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Framing the Integration of Community Health Workers into Health Care Systems Along Health Care and Community Spectrums
Although the literature emphasizes the need for CHW integration into health systems, there is no standard on how this should be done. Through qualitative interviews, this study determined key themes for clinical and community integration for CHWs. The authors found that accessibility, relationships and empathy are essential for community integration while cultural competence, … [Read more...] about Framing the Integration of Community Health Workers into Health Care Systems Along Health Care and Community Spectrums
Community Health Worker Sustainability: Funding, Payment, and Reimbursement Laws in the United States
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, CHW funding changed at the federal level; however, CHW remuneration varies from state to state. At the state level, CHW programs receive funding from grants, reimbursement for services, non-profit support and other mechanisms. The diversity of funding sources contributes to variations in CHW service provision and … [Read more...] about Community Health Worker Sustainability: Funding, Payment, and Reimbursement Laws in the United States
Promising careers? A critical analysis of a randomized control trial in community health worker recruitment in Zambia
This article explores the effects of changes in recruitment practices made by the Zambian government based on the results of a randomized control trial (RCT). The RCT found that using posters that advertised CHW career paths attracted a greater number of suitable candidates. The Zambian government adopted this recruitment approach, but failed to follow through on the career … [Read more...] about Promising careers? A critical analysis of a randomized control trial in community health worker recruitment in Zambia
Community-directed distributors—The “foot soldiers” in the fight to control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases
Community health workers (CHWs) are critical in the delivery of medicines and other tools for the control of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), prevention of malaria, and other beneficial health interventions. This review highlights the burden of work on CHWs in Sub-saharan Africa in the face of NTDs and COVID-19, along with the inadequate financial resources to strengthen … [Read more...] about Community-directed distributors—The “foot soldiers” in the fight to control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases