This article examines the workload and determinants of good performance of female health workers in 2 districts of West Bengal, India. Results indicated that female health workers spent excessive time in documentation which left less time for service delivery. Infrastructure, planning and supervision affected performance and these areas must be strengthened to improve primary … [Read more...] about Strategies to improve the performance of female health workers in West Bengal: A cross-sectional survey
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Community-based health programmes: role perceptions and experiences of female peer facilitators in Mumbai’s urban slums
This article presents findings from a study of female peer facilitators involved in a community-based maternal and newborn health intervention in urban slum areas of Mumbai. Using qualitative methods we explore their role perceptions and experiences. Our findings focus on how the facilitators understand and enact their role in the community setting, how they negotiate … [Read more...] about Community-based health programmes: role perceptions and experiences of female peer facilitators in Mumbai’s urban slums
Improving Performance of Community-Level Health and Nutrition Functionaries: A Review of Evidence in India
This review of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) III which highlights lack of supervision, poor worker motivation, and related issues as critical challenges. It shows that programs often focus on training but other performance factors such as supportive supervision, clear performance expectations and motivation and … [Read more...] about Improving Performance of Community-Level Health and Nutrition Functionaries: A Review of Evidence in India
Community Health Workers: A Review of Concepts, Practice, and Policy Concerns
This literature review provides an overview of the concepts and practices among CHWs from across a range of developing and developed countries. The authors review various ways that CHWs have been used in different settings and analyze the role, management, and other factors that influence performance of CHWs. They also illustrate some of the policy challenges that exist in … [Read more...] about Community Health Workers: A Review of Concepts, Practice, and Policy Concerns
Tuberculosis Control in Developing Countries: A Generalized Community Health Worker Based Model
This report analyzes the BRAC model in Bangladesh for Tuberculosis (TB) control and offers an alternate model, a community-based model that relies heavily on community health workers. The importance of utilizing community health workers to reduce the burden of TB is discussed throughout the report. It also speaks to the financial management of TB control programs and the … [Read more...] about Tuberculosis Control in Developing Countries: A Generalized Community Health Worker Based Model