This tool provides a training structure to improve the quality of health care at the dispensary level through training nurses. This document also aims to build capacity of the community committees emphasizing proper management of dispensaries and to incorporate management into the role of the dispensary nurses. … [Read more...] about Preparing Nurses for Facility Management
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How to Mobilize Communities for Health and Social Change
This field guide is designed for health program directors and managers of community-based programs who are considering using community mobilization to improve health at the individual, family, and community level. The field guide contains illustrative examples and lessons learned in community mobilization experiences from around the world, focusing on working with disadvantaged … [Read more...] about How to Mobilize Communities for Health and Social Change
AIDS Councils as Catalysts for Unlocking Citizen Power
This manual, published by Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA), aims to provide information for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to develop and mobilize civil society¹s engagement with AIDS councils and build effective governance of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The manual also stresses the importance of taking local context into consideration when the workshops are … [Read more...] about AIDS Councils as Catalysts for Unlocking Citizen Power
Community Directed Intervention for Onchocerciasis Control and Public Health Interventions
This presentation summarizes a study performed in 4 Africa countries: Guinea, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire and Togo. The study examines the effect of training community health workers on Onchoceriacis control. The study concludes that utilizing CHWs can empower communities and citizens to work towards healthier lifestyles. Utilizing CHWs as a strategy has tremendous scope and … [Read more...] about Community Directed Intervention for Onchocerciasis Control and Public Health Interventions
Saving Women’s Lives: Community Health Workers Are Key in Rwanda
This success story demonstrates how CHWs can play a crucial role in educating women and families about basic health needs and maternal and newborn care. In Rwanda, the MOH uses CHWs to improve MCH; nearly 12,000 were trained by the US Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP) to strengthen their knowledge of emergency obstetric and newborn care and active … [Read more...] about Saving Women’s Lives: Community Health Workers Are Key in Rwanda