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WiRED International Community Health Worker Training and Continuing Medical Education (2026)
WiRED’s program provides WHO compliant CHW training without cost to all low-income countries. This training package empowers community and health leaders anywhere to train CHWs using a tested, WHO-compliant curriculum developed and peer-reviewed by medical experts. The program requires no registration and can be quickly downloaded to phones and tabletsRead more…
Digital Literacy for Community Health Workers (2026)
This course covers everything from setting up a device and staying safe online to finding trustworthy health information and creating content that connects with your community. Across six practical modules, learners will build the skills and confidence to use digital tools safely, responsibly, and effectively in their daily work. ThisRead more…
Barriers to and facilitators of the implementation of Community Health Worker programmes in high-income countries: a systematic review (2026)
This review looked at what helps or prevents community health worker programs from being successfully introduced and integrated into primary healthcare in high-income countries. Looking at 72 studies, mostly from the United States, it found that strong support from health leaders, community partnerships, and dedicated program champions helped CHWs succeed.Read more…
Mapping multilevel barriers impacting the performance of Ethiopia’s Community-Based Health Extension Program: A scoping review (2026)
This review looked at the main challenges affecting Ethiopia’s Health Extension Program and its health extension workers. It found that workers face heavy workloads, limited training, poor working and living conditions, lack of resources, weak supervision, and difficulties using digital tools. The program also struggles because communities often expect moreRead more…
Enhancing Community Health Worker Communication: Evaluating Simulation-Based Training in Motivational Interviewing (2026)
This study looked at whether simulation-based training could improve community health workers’ communication skills. A total of 277 trainees took part in a one-day session using lessons and realistic role-play on topics such as vaccine confidence, smoking, and childhood obesity. After the training, workers felt more confident talking with peopleRead more…
Importing What Works: A Territory-Based Community Health Worker Framework from Brazil’s ESF for U.S. Federally Qualified Health Centers Serving Underserved Populations (2026)
This policy analysis looks at Brazil’s community health worker model and how it could be adapted for federally qualified health centers in the United States. Brazil’s approach uses community health workers to regularly support people within specific communities, helping prevent health problems and unnecessary hospital visits. The study suggests thatRead more…
Creating connections from clinic to the community and beyond: Integrating community health workers into pediatric behavioral health care (2026)
This article explains how Community Health Workers (CHWs) can help children and families access mental health services by addressing challenges such as transportation, housing, and food insecurity. Because CHWs are trusted members of their communities, they can help families navigate healthcare, connect with services, and overcome barriers that may preventRead more…
Co-designing education with and for community health workers: creating a bridge to care (2026)
This paper describes an initiative in Ontario, Canada, that aimed to improve education and career opportunities for Community Health Workers (CHWs). Because CHWs have strong knowledge of their communities and help people overcome barriers to healthcare, the Bridge to Care Initiative worked with CHWs and other partners to develop trainingRead more…
Driving NCD screening at scale: outcomes of a digital, CHW-led hypertension surveillance program in rural Rwanda (2026)
This study examined how Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Rwanda used blood pressure monitors and a mobile app to screen people for high blood pressure. Between 2023 and 2024, CHWs screened nearly 500,000 people, and about 63,000 were found to have high blood pressure and referred to health facilities. However,Read more…
Involving Traditional Birth Attendants and Community Health Workers to Promote Routine Immunization in a Hard-To-Reach Health District in Cameroon: Description of a Community-Based Implementation Approach (2026)
This study examined how traditional birth attendants (TBAs) and community health workers (CHWs) could help improve routine childhood vaccination in Kousseri, a hard-to-reach area of northern Cameroon. From July to September 2025, TBAs and CHWs were trained to educate communities, encourage parents to vaccinate their children, identify children who hadRead more…
Community Health Workers and Primary Health Care Strengthening in Nigeria: Challenges, Opportunities, and Implications (2026)
Community Health Workers (CHWs) play an important role in bringing primary healthcare closer to communities in Nigeria by providing health education, supporting maternal and child health, assisting with immunization, preventing diseases, and referring people for further care. However, their work is limited by inadequate training, low pay, weak supervision, limitedRead more…
HIV Knowledge, Misconceptions, and Educational Readiness Among Community Health Workers in a Philippine City (2026)
This study in the Philippines looked at how well community health workers understand HIV and how prepared they are to provide HIV education. Among 186 workers, most had good knowledge about HIV transmission and prevention and felt very prepared to educate others. However, some still had incorrect beliefs about howRead more…
Integrating palliative care into primary healthcare assessing the impact of capacity building programs for primary health workers in a coastal region of India (2026)
This study in southern India looked at whether training could improve the knowledge and attitudes of frontline health workers about palliative care. More than 1,300 ASHA workers, auxiliary nurses, and staff nurses received training on topics such as managing symptoms, communicating with patients, and providing care at home. After theRead more…
Community Health Workers’ Multiple Understandings of Schistosomiasis Transmission Pathways: Exploring Contextual Factors in Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya and Uganda (2026)
This study looked at how community health workers in Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, and Uganda understand the spread of schistosomiasis. Most knew that people can become infected through contact with contaminated water, but some also held other beliefs about how the disease spreads. These differences were linked to the health problemsRead more…
Retention and attrition of community health volunteers in rural Malawi; a mixed-methods study (2026)
This study in Malawi looked at what helps community health volunteers stay in their roles and what causes them to leave. Among nearly 2,900 volunteers, only about 10% had left the program over four years. Volunteers were more likely to stay when they received financial or other incentives, had opportunitiesRead more…
Female Community Health Volunteer-led intervention for hypertension prevention and control in rural Nepal: A hybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation design (2026)
This study in rural Nepal tested whether female community health volunteers could help adults prevent and manage high blood pressure. Thirty-four volunteers led group sessions covering blood pressure checks, healthy lifestyles, taking medicines regularly, and referrals for people needing further care. The program was successfully taken up by all participatingRead more…
Community Health Worker/ Promotores/Representative Training Program Best Practices (2026)
California has developed a new set of voluntary recommendations to improve the quality and accessibility of training for community health workers, promotores, and representatives. The framework was developed with input from CHWs and other stakeholders and covers 12 areas, including training content, teaching methods, instructor experience, accessibility, assessment, costs, andRead more…
Exploring mental well-being of community health workers in Bangladesh: Using photovoice to illuminate stressors, coping strategies, and sources of motivation (2026)
This study in Bangladesh explored the experiences and mental wellbeing of community health workers serving rural and underserved communities. Twenty workers shared their experiences and identified heavy workloads, poor working conditions, shortages of medicines, limited training, low and irregular pay, job insecurity, and little opportunity for career growth as majorRead more…
Physical and mental health of community health workers in Bolivia: Evidence from a large NGO-run program (2026)
This study in Bolivia explored the physical and mental health of volunteer community health workers and how their work affects their wellbeing. The workers generally considered themselves physically healthy, but many faced difficulties accessing routine health checks because of long waiting times and inconvenient service hours. Some also experienced anxiety,Read more…
Understanding Maternal Nutrition Through the Voices of Community Health Workers and Mother Mentors in Limpopo Province, South Africa (2026)
This study in Limpopo, South Africa explored what community health workers and mother mentors know and experience when supporting pregnant women with healthy nutrition. Interviews with 45 workers found that they understood the importance of good nutrition but faced challenges such as cultural beliefs, poverty, limited resources, misinformation, and concernsRead more…
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