Authors: Julie Thwing, Saibou Doumbia, Aliou Traore, Mahamadou Sylla, Mahamadou Sogoba, Idrissa Kamara, Yacouba Samaké, Lamine Guindo, Stephanie Rapp, Emily Treleaven, Calvin Chiu, Caroline Whidden, Aminatou Kone, Abdoulaye A. Djimde, Ari D. Johnson & Kassoum Kayentao
This study examined whether community health workers could reduce malaria by visiting every household twice a month to identify and treat people with malaria symptoms. After three years in rural Mali, the researchers found that this approach did not reduce malaria compared with the usual system, where people visited community health workers at fixed locations. One reason was that community health workers were unable to visit households as often as planned. The findings suggest that, in this setting, well-supported community health workers provided similar benefits whether they worked from fixed locations or through home visits.
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Resource Topic: CHW Role, Community Case Management, Malaria
Resource Type: Randomized controlled trial
Year: 2026
Region: Africa
Country: Mali
Publisher May Restrict Access: No