Demonstrating that a health service, such as providing contraceptive implants, can be safely task shared to less highly trained workers is crucial but is only one step toward effective implementation at scale. Providers need dedicated time, enough clients, supplies, supervision, and other system support, allowing them to maintain their competency, confidence, and … [Read more...] about Task Sharing Implant Insertion by Community Health Working: Not Just Can It Work, but How Might It Work Practically and With Impact in the Real World
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Strengthening India’s Public Health Workforce: A Landscape Analysis of Initiatives and Challenges
For India’s public health system to deliver effectively, it is imperative that policymakers place a strategic focus on tackling persistent HRH issues such as chronic shortage of health workers, unbalanced skill mix in the existing health workforce, and inequitable urban-rural distribution of health workers. Taking optimal health care to the farthest corners of the country is … [Read more...] about Strengthening India’s Public Health Workforce: A Landscape Analysis of Initiatives and Challenges
Task-shifting and prioritization: a situational analysis examining the role and experiences of community health workers in Malawi
As low- and middle-income countries face continued shortages of human resources for health and the double burden of infectious and chronic diseases, there is renewed international interest in the potential for community health workers to assume a growing role in strengthening health systems. A growing list of tasks, some of them complex, is being shifted to community health … [Read more...] about Task-shifting and prioritization: a situational analysis examining the role and experiences of community health workers in Malawi
Integrating mental health and HIV services in Zimbabwean communities: A nurse and community-led approach reach the most vulnerable
Globally, mental health disorders, including harmful alcohol and substance use, are the leading causes of years lost to disability, accounting for up to 189 million disability-adjusted life years annually. Depression accounts for up to 50% of disability-adjusted life years caused by mental health disorders, while alcohol and substance use accounts for up to 10%. It is estimated … [Read more...] about Integrating mental health and HIV services in Zimbabwean communities: A nurse and community-led approach reach the most vulnerable
Mitigation of non-communicable diseases in developing countries with community health workers
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are rapidly becoming priorities in developing countries. While developed countries are more prepared in terms of skilled human resources for NCD management, developing the required human resources is still a challenge in developing countries. In this context, mobilizing community health workers (CHWs) for control of NCDs seems promising. With … [Read more...] about Mitigation of non-communicable diseases in developing countries with community health workers