Authors: Isabel R Fulcher, Allyson R Nelson, Jalia I Tibaijuka, Samira S Seif, Sam Lilienfeld, Omar A Abdalla, Nadine Beckmann, Erica H Layer, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Rachel Lieber Hofmann
In Tanzania, CHW programmes have become widely utilized to improve maternal health outcomes. This study documents how the Safer Deliveries program – a programme designed to address high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality by increasing rates of health facility delivery and postnatal care visits – was implemented, scaled and sustained in Zanzibar, . The article provides a road map for other programs seeking to conduct process evaluations of CHW programs.
Link: Improving health facility delivery rates in Zanzibar, Tanzania through a large-scale digital community health volunteer programme: a process evaluation
Resource Topic: Community Health Workers/Volunteers, LMIC, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2020
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: Tanzania
Publisher May Restrict Access: No