Afghanistan experiences high maternal, infant, and child mortality compared to neighboring countries. Lack of access to facility-based health services and mass media health communications prevents timely access to preventative health information. Leila Dal Santo and colleagues provided CHWs with a tablet-based health video library (HVL) to assess the feasibility of the device … [Read more...] about Feasibility and acceptability of a video library tool to support community health worker counseling in rural Afghan districts: a cross-sectional assessment
Autonomous Continuation of Community Health Workers’ Activities in Thegon Township, Bago Region, Myanmar
CHW programs in low- and middle-income countries experience sustainability challenges related to the availability of resources and funding. When faced with limited resources, some CHWs in these countries adopt creative task modifications to continue performing their role. Taeko Oguma and colleagues followed unsupervised CHWs for 40 months after the completion of a child … [Read more...] about Autonomous Continuation of Community Health Workers’ Activities in Thegon Township, Bago Region, Myanmar
Evaluating fidelity of community health worker roles in malaria prevention and control programs in Livingstone District, Zambia-A bottleneck analysis
CHWs demonstrate strong ability to improve the reach of community-based malaria interventions and reduce malaria incidence, but cases of malaria in Zambia are on the rise. Helen Mwiinga Chipukuma and colleagues wanted to know if rising cases has to do with whether or not CHWs in Livingstone, Zambia perform their roles effectively. They surveyed local CHWs to get a snapshot of … [Read more...] about Evaluating fidelity of community health worker roles in malaria prevention and control programs in Livingstone District, Zambia-A bottleneck analysis
Costing analysis of a pilot Community Health Worker program in rural Nepal
The Nepal Ministry of Health and Population developed a pilot program conforming to the 2017 World Health Organization CHW guidelines. Prajwol Nepal and colleagues evaluated data from this program collected between July 2017 and July 2018 to estimate the average per capita annual cost of the program. Costs ranged from US$1.94 to US$4.70 with an average of $3.05 per capita. The … [Read more...] about Costing analysis of a pilot Community Health Worker program in rural Nepal
A qualitative study of social connectedness and its relationship to community health programs in rural Chiapas, Mexico
Having social connections acts as a buffer against poor health and well-being. CHWs provide communities with an opportunity to strengthen social connectedness by living and working in the same locality. Rachel Deitz surveyed three towns in Chiapas, Mexico to understand local perspectives on the social benefits of a CHW-enhanced community clinic. Results of interviews indicated … [Read more...] about A qualitative study of social connectedness and its relationship to community health programs in rural Chiapas, Mexico