Authors: Gabriela Lotta, Clare Wenham, Joao Nunes, and Denise Nacif Pimenta
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Brazilian CHWs have received limited access to infection control training and personal protective equipment due to a lack of recognition as health professionals by the government. Gabriela Lotta and her colleagues describe the impacts of these decisions on CHW health and wellbeing.
Link: Community health workers reveal COVID-19 disaster in Brazil
Resource Topic: Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Infectious/communicable diseases
Resource Type: COVID-19, Journal articles, Research
Year: 2020
Region: Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)
Country: Brazil
Publisher May Restrict Access: No