The best designed nutrition interventions fail without well-designed delivery systems, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Amynah Janmohamed and colleagues reviewed research to understand the evidence related to designing delivery platforms for nutrition interventions in LMICs. CHW home visits emerged as a clear solution to improve dissemination of … [Read more...] about The Effects of Community Home Visit and Peer Group Nutrition Intervention Delivery Platforms on Nutrition Outcomes in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Autonomous Continuation of Community Health Workers’ Activities in Thegon Township, Bago Region, Myanmar
CHW programs in low- and middle-income countries experience sustainability challenges related to the availability of resources and funding. When faced with limited resources, some CHWs in these countries adopt creative task modifications to continue performing their role. Taeko Oguma and colleagues followed unsupervised CHWs for 40 months after the completion of a child … [Read more...] about Autonomous Continuation of Community Health Workers’ Activities in Thegon Township, Bago Region, Myanmar
Severe acute malnutrition treatment delivered by low-literate community health workers in South Sudan: A prospective cohort study
Interventions deploying CHWs to deliver treatment for severe acute malnutrition (SAM) show great promise for improving the health of children, but sparse research has examined the success of these interventions when provided by illiterate CHWs in low-resource areas such as South Sudan. Naoko Kozuki and colleagues address this gap by enrolling 308 children experiencing SAM into … [Read more...] about Severe acute malnutrition treatment delivered by low-literate community health workers in South Sudan: A prospective cohort study
The Effects of Community Home Visit and Peer Group Nutrition Intervention Delivery Platforms on Nutrition Outcomes in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
The authors in this study highlight the importance of CHW-led delivery systems aimed at improving nutrition-focused interventions. A systematic literature search produced results that indicate an increase in early initiation of breastfeeding, children’s minimum dietary diversity, and minimum meal frequency. The data indicate that CHWs improve infant and child nutritional health … [Read more...] about The Effects of Community Home Visit and Peer Group Nutrition Intervention Delivery Platforms on Nutrition Outcomes in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Role of home visits by volunteer community health workers: to improve the coverage of micronutrient powders in rural Bangladesh
This evaluation study used cross-sectional survey data to assess the effectiveness of Shasthya Shebikas (SSs) visiting homes to distribute micronutrient powder (MNP) in Bangladesh. According to the results, SS coverage increased the population’s knowledge and use of MNP. … [Read more...] about Role of home visits by volunteer community health workers: to improve the coverage of micronutrient powders in rural Bangladesh
