Authors: Said Ahmad Maisam Najafizada, Ronald Labonté, Ivy Lynn Bourgeault
In 2003 a Basic Package of Health Services was designed to provide services to the rural population in Afghanistan. This descriptive, qualitative study examines the gender breakdown and effectiveness of the CHW workforce. As some of the 20,000 CHWs across the country move up the hierarchy of supervision and training, management and decision making, the ratio of women to man falls. Volunteerism aids in the large distribution of CHWs and community participation guides CHW tasks, but also poses a threat to the program due to traditional leader’s misguided influence in the community. The ten-year case study of CHWs in rural Afghanistan suggests the positive influence of CHWs in Afghanistan’s health system.
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Resource Topic: CHW Role, Community Assessment, Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Community Involvement, Gender
Resource Type: Case studies, Journal articles
Year: 2015
Region: Asia
Country: Afghanistan
Publisher May Restrict Access: No