Authors: Meike J. Schleiff, Iain Aitken, Mohammad Ariful Alam, Zufan Abera Damtew & Henry B. Perry
CHWs are providing an increasing range of care, managing more complex health issues, collaborating more closely with other health workers and the communities without explicitly defined roles. This paper explores key themes of (1) professionalism, (2) quality and performance, and (3) scaling up for training of CHWs in response to these enhanced and changing roles. This review found that ongoing and iterative training is needed for both CHWs and the community for CHW programs to be implemented to the fullest extent.
Link: Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 6. Recruitment, training, and continuing education
Resource Topic: CHW Role, Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Professional Development, Scale-up
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2021
Region: Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Middle East and North Africa (MENA), North America (U.S. and Canada), Oceania, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: Global
Publisher May Restrict Access: No