In 2018, the Financing Alliance for Health produced a series of fact cards providing key information on health landscapes, financing, and community health systems across eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Malawi. In 2018, the Malawian government invested 9 percent of GDP on health expenditures, or 98 percent of the global average. Malawi’s community health … [Read more...] about Financing Alliance for Health Fact Card: Malawi
Financing Alliance for Health Fact Card: Liberia
In 2018, the Financing Alliance for Health produced a series of fact cards providing key information on health landscapes, financing, and community health systems across eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Liberia. In 2016, Liberia introduced the Community Health Services Policy, which sought to recruit, train, equip, supervise, and pay community health … [Read more...] about Financing Alliance for Health Fact Card: Liberia
Financing Alliance for Health Fact Card: Kenya
In 2019, the Financing Alliance for Health produced a series of fact cards providing key information on health landscapes, financing, and community health systems across eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Kenya. In 2014, Kenya adopted a four-tier health system composed of community health services, primary care services, and county and national referral … [Read more...] about Financing Alliance for Health Fact Card: Kenya
Financing Alliance for Health Fact Card: Ghana
In 2018, the Financing Alliance for Health produced a series of fact cards providing key information on health landscapes, financing, and community health systems across eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana. The Ghanaian government transitioned to a multi-party system in 1992 and has remained one of the more stable governments in the region, allowing for a … [Read more...] about Financing Alliance for Health Fact Card: Ghana
Evaluation of the LIGHT Curriculum: An African American Church-Based Curriculum for Training Lay Health Workers to Support Advance Care Planning, End-of-Life Decision Making, and Care
In this study, researchers evaluated the LIGHT, or Listening, Identifying, Guiding, Helping, Translating, Curriculum. The LIGHT Curriculum was developed to support those with life-limiting illnesses in African American church communities. Thirty-seven lay health workers from three African American churches took part in the study. Researchers measured knowledge, attitudes and … [Read more...] about Evaluation of the LIGHT Curriculum: An African American Church-Based Curriculum for Training Lay Health Workers to Support Advance Care Planning, End-of-Life Decision Making, and Care