Kenya does not have a strong health infrastructure to support its people causing concern with current universal healthcare goals. Kenya worries it will not be able to deliver care without a strong CHW program such as Rwanda’s. Although Kenya already has CHWs working in certain areas, they are overwhelmed with large numbers of families per CHW and are not able to provide adequate care to everyone. This article cites Rwanda’s success with a larger CHW program and results of significantly better health, pushing for Kenya to do the same.
Link: Community Health Worker’s Role in Bridging the Gap to Universal Healthcare in Rural Kenya
Resource Topic: Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Country Ownership
Resource Type: Case studies
Year: 2017
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Publisher May Restrict Access: No