Authors: Nxumalo N, Goudge J, Thomas L
This article examines three South African community health worker programs, a small local non-governmental organisation, a local satellite of a national NGO, and a government-initiated service, that provide a range of services from home-based care, childcare, and health promotion to assist clients in overcoming poverty-related barriers to health care to identify factors that constrain and enable outreach services to improve access to care. Significant investment in resources, training, and support can enable CHWs to address barriers to care by negotiating with poorly functioning government services and community participation structures.
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Resource Topic: CHW Role, Community Assessment, Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Recruitment and Retention
Resource Type: Journal articles, Presentations
Year: 2013
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Country: South Africa
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