This database provides links to CHW- and COVID-related news articles curated by CHW Central during 2020. Each row contains the author name with a link, the date of publication, a description of the article, and topics with subtopics (where appropriate). … [Read more...] about 2020 COVID-19 Year In Review News Database
Asia
Role of community health workers in improving cost efficiency in an active case finding tuberculosis programme: an operational research study from rural Bihar, India
The World Health Organization estimates that as much as thirty percent of cases of tuberculosis (TB) worldwide remain unidentified. Tushar Garg and colleagues examined whether active case finding performed by CHWs in Bihar, India represents a cost-effective strategy for TB identification and whether or not participation impedes CHW provision of other services. CHWs performing … [Read more...] about Role of community health workers in improving cost efficiency in an active case finding tuberculosis programme: an operational research study from rural Bihar, India
Evaluating the effect of village health workers on hospital admission rates and their economic impact in the Kingdom of Bhutan
Village Health Workers (VHWs) in Bhutan provide cost-fee healthcare support that has enabled the country to achieve 95% immunization coverage and nearly eliminate several diseases, including malaria and neonatal tetanus. Sacha Hauc and colleagues evaluated the impacts of VHWs on health-related cost savings and hospital admission rates. Addition of a single VHW to a local health … [Read more...] about Evaluating the effect of village health workers on hospital admission rates and their economic impact in the Kingdom of Bhutan
Beyond the Rhetoric of Equity: Will the Frontline Healthcare Workers Who Serve the Poor Be Prioritized for the COVID Vaccine?
An international coalition of organizations representing 80 countries set an aggressive goal of making 2 billion Covid-19 vaccinations available by the end of 2021. Populations prioritized to receive vaccination include high risk and vulnerable persons and frontline healthcare workers. The definition of “frontline healthcare worker”, however, remains ambiguous and is likely to … [Read more...] about Beyond the Rhetoric of Equity: Will the Frontline Healthcare Workers Who Serve the Poor Be Prioritized for the COVID Vaccine?
Community level interventions for pre-eclampsia (CLIP) in Pakistan: A cluster randomised controlled trial
Karnataka, India experiences exceptionally high rates of maternal, fetal, and infant deaths. Hypertension during pregnancy increases risk for both eclampsia and maternal death. Rahat Qureshi and colleagues assessed the effectiveness of a CHW-led community-based intervention designed to reduce pregnancy hypertension. Compared to a control group, the community-level intervention … [Read more...] about Community level interventions for pre-eclampsia (CLIP) in Pakistan: A cluster randomised controlled trial