Authors: Deepthi Wickremasinghe, Yashua Alkali Hamza, Nasir Umar, Barbara Willey, Magdalene Okolo, Ahmed Gana, Abdulrahman Shuaibu, Jennifer Anyanti, Tanya Marchant, Neil Spicer
Donor-funded interventions are frequently not adopted, scaled or sustained, or they diminish in efficacy or deviate from the intended protocol. Incorporating village health workers (VHWs) and strengthening their roles is a common intervention funded by donors to tackle maternal, newborn and child health issues. This paper explores the sustainability of VHWs at different levels of the health system. Through semi structured interviews and focus group discussions, the study emphasized strengthening VHW programs.
Link: ‘A seamless transition’: how to sustain a community health worker scheme within the health system of Gombe state, northeast Nigeria
Resource Topic: CHW Funding, CHW Role, Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Sustainability, health systems
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2021
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: Nigeria
Publisher May Restrict Access: No