Authors: Laban Kashaija Musinguzi, Emmanueil Benon Turinawe, Jude T. Rwemisisi, Daniel H. de Vries, David K. Mafigiri, Denis Muhangi, Marije de Groot, Achilles Katamba, and Robert Pool
Global literature has shown that community health workers connect communities to formal health care services. This article investigates whether or not this holds true in Uganda by examining village health teams (VHTs). The paper suggests several factors that limit VHTs ability to effectively link communities to form health care services.
Link: Linking communities to formal health care providers through village health teams in rural Uganda
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Resource Topic: Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Community Involvement, Data Collection
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2017
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: Uganda
Publisher May Restrict Access: No