Financing Alliance for Health has produced a series of country case studies providing robust information on community health system profiles, taking a financing lens. Each case study includes insights on community health system context, structure and lessons on financing. South Africa began a PHC re-engineering process in 2010, and launched the Policy Framework and Strategy … [Read more...] about Financing Alliance for Health Country Case Study: South Africa
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Financing Alliance for Health Country Case Study: Rwanda
Financing Alliance for Health has produced a series of country case studies providing robust information on community health system profiles, taking a financing lens. Each case study includes insights on community health system context, structure and lessons on financing. Shortly after the culmination of genocide, Rwanda introduced a national CHW program and has further … [Read more...] about Financing Alliance for Health Country Case Study: Rwanda
Financing Alliance for Health Country Case Study: Ethiopia
Financing Alliance for Health has produced a series of country case studies providing robust information on community health system profiles, taking a financing lens. Each case study includes insights on community health system context, structure and lessons on financing. Ethiopia's Health Extension Program (HEP) was introduced in 2002, and introduced a resource … [Read more...] about Financing Alliance for Health Country Case Study: Ethiopia
Financing Alliance for Health Country Case Study: Burkina Faso
Financing Alliance for Health has produced a series of country case studies providing robust information on community health system profiles, taking a financing lens. Each case study includes insights on community health system context, structure and lessons on financing. Burkina Faso has a long history of community-based health programming, however CHW motivation and … [Read more...] about Financing Alliance for Health Country Case Study: Burkina Faso
Community- based maternal and newborn interventions in Africa: Systematic review
Most neonatal deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), particularly in Sub-saharan Africa. CHWs often encourage delivery in healthcare facilities and ensure timely referral of mothers and newborns. Through a systematic review, the authors of this paper found that the main components of the antenatal, delivery and postnatal care interventions were inadequate, … [Read more...] about Community- based maternal and newborn interventions in Africa: Systematic review