Authors: Shivani Shukla, Country Investment and Knowledge Analyst (FAH) & Joseph Gakoi, Senior Fellow, Country Investments and Knowledge (FAH)
Community Health Workers (CHWs) are vital for primary healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), providing essential services in remote areas. However, ensuring sustainable funding for CHWs remains a major challenge. The Financing Alliance for Health (FAH) collaborates with governments, donors, and private sectors to overcome these financial barriers.
Financing Alliance for Health hosted a webinar titled “Innovative Strategies to Sustainably Finance Primary Healthcare,” featuring expert insights from:
- Dr. Solomon Matiko Riro, Associate Director of Health Financing at the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI);
- Dr. Elizabeth Wangia, Director of Health Financing at Kenya’s Ministry of Health; and
- Dr. Nji Valery Che, Health Financing Technical Advisor at the Financing Alliance for Health.
These experts shared their knowledge on innovative financing mechanisms and their potential to support CHWs and primary healthcare systems in SSA.
The webinar provided valuable insights into overcoming health financing challenges in SSA.
To learn more about these innovative strategies and their potential impact, listen to the full recorded webinar here.
Link: Need for innovative ways to invest more and better in Primary Healthcare (PHC)
Resource Topic: CHW Funding, CHW Model, CHW programs
Resource Type: FAH
Year: 2024
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
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Publisher May Restrict Access: No
