Authors: Benjamin Palafox, Alicia Renedo, Gideon Lasco, Lia Palileo-Villanueva, Dina Balabanova, and Martin McKee
Community health workers (CHWs) are well positioned to play an essential role in the COVID-19 response. The authors of this paper discuss the success of CHWs in the Philippines, highlighting the substantial integration as a critical part of the healthcare workforce which has allowed CHWs to significantly support COVID-19 mitigation efforts. The authors further emphasize that CHWs need training in emergency preparedness to ensure they have the skills and support to respond when needed.
Link: Maintaining population health in low‐ and middle‐income countries during the Covid‐19 pandemic: Why we should be investing in Community Health Workers
Resource Topic: COVID-19, Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Emergency Preparedness
Resource Type: Opinion
Year: 2020
Region: Asia
Country: Philippines
Publisher May Restrict Access: No