The Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health and partners have scaled up integrated community case management (iCCM) and community-based newborn care allowing health extension workers (HEWs) to manage the major causes of child and newborn death at the community level. This study aimed to assess barriers to the utilization of HEW services and to explore potential solutions. Through … [Read more...] about Barriers to the utilization of community-based child and newborn health services in Ethiopia: a scoping review
New England State of the Evidence 2021
CHW Central annually collects and records resources related to CHWs, their work, training, and effectiveness. To help CHWs and other stakeholders keep track of this information and how the field is evolving, CHW Central publishes a brief state of the evidence. The “New England State of the Evidence” focuses primarily on CHW research conducted in New England, but also draws upon … [Read more...] about New England State of the Evidence 2021
State of the Evidence 2021
Every year, CHW Central collects and makes available in our resource database as many resources related to CHWs—articles, gray literature, tools—as we can find. In 2021, we found 442 resources. That’s a lot of information—far too much for most program managers, CHWs, or researchers to go through. To make the scope of evidence more accessible, this brief state of the evidence … [Read more...] about State of the Evidence 2021
State of the Evidence 2021- Appendix
The State of the Evidence report was created by conducting a title/keyword search in six electronic databases for both peer-reviewed and gray literature: Medline (PubMed), Google Scholar, MedNar, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, World Wide Science, and WHO Global Index Medicus. Our completed search returned a total of 1,130 results, of which 736 were non-duplicates. … [Read more...] about State of the Evidence 2021- Appendix
Does integrated community case management (iCCM) target health inequities and treatment delays? Evidence from an analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys data from 21 countries in the period 2010 to 2018
Integrated community case management (iCCM) improves access for hard-to-reach populations by deploying CHWs to deliver essential treatment for children. This study reviewed demographic and health survey data from 21 countries over 9 years to evaluate iCCM programs. The study determined that iCCM can address treatment delays and target underserved populations. … [Read more...] about Does integrated community case management (iCCM) target health inequities and treatment delays? Evidence from an analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys data from 21 countries in the period 2010 to 2018