Authors: Lyudmila Nepomnyashchiy, Bernice Dahn, Rachel Saykpah, and Mallika Raghavan
The health workforce in general and CHWs in particular played an instrumental role in curbing the effects of the 2014-2016 Ebola virus outbreak. Lyudmila Neponmnyashchiy and her colleagues provide a brief comparison between the Ebola virus outbreak and the COVID-19 pandemic, underscoring the need for sub-Saharan African governments to invest in CHW workforce strengthening and protections
Link: COVID-19: Africa needs unprecedented attention to strengthen community health systems
Resource Topic: Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Human Resources Management/Workforce Development, Infectious/communicable diseases
Resource Type: COVID-19, Journal articles, Research
Year: 2020
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: Liberia
Publisher May Restrict Access: No