Maternal and child health outcomes improve with the implementation of CHW home-visiting in urban areas, but less is known about their effects in rural South Africa. Karl le Roux and colleagues compared a rural area with CHW to one without CHWs to determine the effectiveness of CHW home-visits on maternal and child health. CHW home visits were associated with increased … [Read more...] about Community health workers impact on maternal and child health outcomes in rural South Africa – a non-randomized two-group comparison study
Resource requirements for community-based care in rural, deep-rural and peri-urban communities in South Africa: A comparative analysis in 2 South African provinces
Inconsistent management of South African CHW programs generally, and ward-based outreach teams WBOTS particularly, derive in part from a lack of policy regulation. Decisions about how to improve programming policy and generate best practices must quantify costs of service delivery for various types of geographical communities. Donela Beseda and colleagues evaluated differences … [Read more...] about Resource requirements for community-based care in rural, deep-rural and peri-urban communities in South Africa: A comparative analysis in 2 South African provinces
How should community health workers in fragile contexts be supported: Qualitative evidence from Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Democratic Republic of Congo
CHWs in resource-constrained settings require strong management and support to perform their roles effectively. Joanna Raven and colleagues sought to develop evidence-based support policies by looking at CHW programs in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Democratic Republic of Congo. Results point toward a need for investing in strong Human Resources Management. … [Read more...] about How should community health workers in fragile contexts be supported: Qualitative evidence from Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Democratic Republic of Congo
Role of community health workers in improving cost efficiency in an active case finding tuberculosis programme: an operational research study from rural Bihar, India
The World Health Organization estimates that as much as thirty percent of cases of tuberculosis (TB) worldwide remain unidentified. Tushar Garg and colleagues examined whether active case finding performed by CHWs in Bihar, India represents a cost-effective strategy for TB identification and whether or not participation impedes CHW provision of other services. CHWs performing … [Read more...] about Role of community health workers in improving cost efficiency in an active case finding tuberculosis programme: an operational research study from rural Bihar, India
“They have been neglected for a long time”: a qualitative study on the role of recognition of rural health motivators in the Shiselweni region, Eswatini
As the face of Swaziland’s CHW programme, Rural Health Motivators (RHM) provide health promotion messaging, household assessments, and general community health referrals, with some HIV- and tuberculosis-related (TB) responsibilities. The best method to support RHMs as they perform HIV and TB responsibilities remains unclear due to the decentralized nature of the program. … [Read more...] about “They have been neglected for a long time”: a qualitative study on the role of recognition of rural health motivators in the Shiselweni region, Eswatini