Authors: Madeleine Ballard, Carey Westgate and The Community Health Impact Coalition
This article argues for the need for CHWs to be provided with sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE). CHWs are key actors in the the COVID-19 response at the community level. The authors outline the negative effects PPE shortages have on CHWs and, ultimately, the community.
Link: COVID-19: It Ain’t Over Until There’s PPE All Over
Resource Topic: CHW Role, Community Involvement, Infectious/communicable diseases, Supplies
Resource Type: COVID-19, Journal articles, Research
Year: 2020
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