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Gender- a Missing Dimension in Human Resource Policy and Planning for Health Reforms (2016)
This article takes up the relatively neglected issue of gender in human resources policy and planning (HRPP), with particular reference to the health sector in developing countries. Current approaches to human resources lack any reference to gender issues. Meeting the health needs of women as major users and potential beneficiariesRead more…
Community Health Workers and Promotores in California (2004)
This report, developed in The Center for the Health Professions at the University of California, San Francisco, explores the role of community health workers and promotores in California. It reviews the history and background of the movement, work and practice patterns such as education, demographics, wages and training, and issuesRead more…
Mobile Health (mHealth) Approaches and Lessons for Increased Performance and Retention of CHWs in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Review (2013)
This publication aimed to conduct a thematic review of how mHealth projects have approached the intersection of cellular technology and public health in low- and middle-income countries and identify the promising practices and experiences learned, as well as novel and innovative approaches of how mHealth can support community health workers.Read more…
It’s all in the detail: developing effective health-related job aids (2016)
Malaria Consortium has had extensive experience designing, developing, implementing and evaluating a variety of job aids. An integral part of our work is to strengthen capacity and improve the performance of health workers to be able to prevent, diagnose, treat and care for groups most at risk of malaria andRead more…
Supervising community health workers in low-income countries: a review of impact and implementation issues (2016)
Community health workers (CHWs) are an increasingly important component of health systems and programs. This study was conducted to determine the impact of supervision strategies used in low- and middle- income countries and discuss implementation and feasibility issues with a focus on CHWs. Few supervision strategies have been rigorously tested and data onRead more…
The use of counting beads to improve the classification of fast breathing in low-resource settings: a multi-country review (2016)
To decrease child mortality due to common but life-threatening illnesses, community health workers (CHWs) are trained to assess, classify and treat sick children. For pneumonia, CHWs are trained to count the respiratory rate of a child with cough and/or difficulty breathing, and determine whether the child has fast breathing orRead more…
The role of community health workers in malaria elimination and artemisinin resistance response (2016)
This poster by the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (APLMA) was prepared for the 2nd Access to Quality Medicines and Other Technologies Task Force (AQTMF) Meeting, 9-10 June 2014, Manila, Philippines. It describes the pivotal role of community health workers in the Asia region’s response to growing artemisinin resistance andRead more…
Rational use of antibiotics by community health workers (CHWs) and caregivers in Zambia (2016)
This study provides evidence on rational use of antibiotics for treatment of pneumonia symptoms to inform future implementation of integrated community case management (iCCM), safeguarding effectiveness of current treatments whilst continuing to maximise access to care.
Community engagement approaches to improve motivation and performance of CHWs in Uganda (2016)
The inSCALE project, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is working to increase coverage of integrated community case management (ICCM) and expand the number of VHTs trained to treat children under five years for diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria. This technical brief outlines approaches taken to improve motivation andRead more…
inSCALE CommCare Application: improving quality of care at all levels (2016)
Community health workers in Mozambique, locally known as Agentes Polivalentes Elementares (APEs), are an integral part of the national health system, intended to improve access to quality health care in remote areas of the country. APEs are conducting extensive health promotion and education activities as well as case management of malaria inRead more…
Mobile health (mHealth) approaches to improve motivation and performance of CHWs in Mozambique (2016)
This brief discusses the impact of the inSCALE APE CommCare mobile phone application in Mozambique, an inSCALE innovation developed to improve community health worker motivation, performance and retention in order to increase the quality and coverage of integrated community case management. The inSCALE APE CommCare mobile phone application isRead more…
Evaluating the accuracy and acceptability of pneumonia diagnostic tools for community health workers in low and middle income countries (2014)
This presentation at a Malaria Consortium symposium on improving the diagnosis of pneumonia in children during the 63rd annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene on 3-6 November 2014, presents Malaria Consortium’s pneunomia diagnostics project and the preliminary findings from the evaluation stage of the project. The presentation includesRead more…
Developing Intervention Strategies: innovations to improve community health worker motivation and performance (2016)
During the last decade child mortality has reduced significantly in a number of African countries, largely due to the scale up of appropriate management of diarrhoea, pneumonia and malaria, three leading causes of death among young children. As a way of increasing access to treatment for sick children, several AfricanRead more…
Addressing the social determinants of health: a case study from the Mitanin (community health worker) programme in India (2016)
The Mitanin Programme, a government community health worker (CHW) programme, was started in Chhattisgarh State of India in 2002. The CHWs (Mitanins) have consistently adopted roles that go beyond health programme- specific interventions to embrace community mobilization and action on local priorities. The aim of this research was to documentRead more…
Poor retention does not have to be the rule: retention of volunteer community health workers in Uganda (2016)
Globally, health worker shortages continue to plague developing countries. Community health workers are increasingly being promoted to extend primary health care to underserved populations. Since 2004, Healthy Child Uganda (HCU) has trained volunteer community health workers in child health promotion in rural southwest Uganda. This study analyses the retention andRead more…
Which intervention design factors influence performance of community health workers in low- and middle-income countries? A systematic review. (2014)
Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly recognized as an integral component of the health workforce needed to achieve public health goals in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Many factors influence CHW performance. A systematic review was conducted to identify intervention design related factors influencing performance of CHWs. A mixRead more…
Effect on participatory women’s groups facilitated by Accredited Social Health Activists on birth outcomes in rural eastern India: a cluster-randomized controlled trial (2016)
A quarter of the world’s neonatal deaths and 15% of maternal deaths happen in India. Few community-based strategies to improve maternal and newborn health have been tested through the country’s government-approved Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs). This study aimed to test the effect of participatory women’s groups facilitated by ASHAsRead more…
Spotlight on MHero: connecting with frontline health workers about mental health services in Liberia (2015)
Ebola has exacerbated mental health issues in Liberia as the outbreak has ravaged the mental and physical health of the population and health workers, including at the Mental Health Unit at the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. Through the use of mHero, the Ministry is developing use casees toRead more…
Monitoring iCCM: a feasibility study of the indicator guide for monitoring and evaluating integrated community case management (2016)
Most countries in sub-Saharan Africa have now adopted integrated community case management (iCCM) of common childhood illnesses as a strategy to improve child health. In March 2014, the iCCM Task Force published an Indicator Guide for Monitoring and Evaluating iCCM: a ‘menu’ of recommended indicators with globally agreed definitions andRead more…
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