Low-resource settings experience increased access to health interventions when they are able to adopt digital health technologies. Pauline Bakibinga and colleagues developed a mobile health app for Kenyan community health volunteers (CHVs) to digitize some of the forms used to collect data for local health facilities. Research evaluating the effectiveness of this program … [Read more...] about Challenges and prospects for implementation of community health volunteers’ digital health solutions in Kenya: a qualitative study
Quality of clinical assessment and management of sick children by Health Extension Workers in four regions of Ethiopia: A cross-sectional survey
Ethiopian primary health care usage for sick children is low, possibly due to poor perceptions about the quality of care in local settings. Dawit Wolde Daka and colleagues evaluated the quality of care among health extension workers for children under-five. Health extension workers failed to adhere to Community Case management guidelines with over 80% of sick children. … [Read more...] about Quality of clinical assessment and management of sick children by Health Extension Workers in four regions of Ethiopia: A cross-sectional survey
Effect of home-based newborn care on neonatal and infant mortality: a cluster randomised trial in India
Neonatal mortality in rural areas can be reduced through home-based newborn care. Reeta Rasaily and colleagues examined the effectiveness of Shishu Rakshak (SR) and Anganwadi Workers (AWW) in India at reducing neonatal and infant mortality rates. Results indicated that risk of neonatal, early neonatal, young infant, and infant mortality decreased among SR care recipients … [Read more...] about Effect of home-based newborn care on neonatal and infant mortality: a cluster randomised trial in India
Evaluation of a novel community-based COVID-19 ‘Test-to-Care’ model for low-income populations
Andrew Kerkhoff and colleagues developed a “Test-to-Care” model to improve the ability of vulnerable populations to isolate and quarantine following a COVID-19 diagnosis. This model includes CHW-led education about COVID-19 and available community resources, ways to receive home deliveries to facilitate safe isolation, and long-term social support. The researchers evaluated the … [Read more...] about Evaluation of a novel community-based COVID-19 ‘Test-to-Care’ model for low-income populations
Work environment factors and provider performance in health houses: a case study of a developing country
The way in which health facilities are built impacts the ability of CHWs to perform their roles as intended. Hasan Yusefzadeh and Bahram Nabilou evaluated characteristics of physical work environment factors in Urmia, Iran to understand their impacts on CHW performance. Technical and office equipment layout had the greatest impacts on CHW performance. … [Read more...] about Work environment factors and provider performance in health houses: a case study of a developing country