With an aim to improve the ability of low-income countries to learn from and act on the successes and failures of each other, the Oxford Policy Management published this documentary on Uganda’s experiences with community health and the vital role played by community health workers. … [Read more...] about Community health, global knowledge? Experiences from Uganda (feature resource documentary)
Does supportive supervision enhance community health worker motivation? A mixed-methods study in four African countries.
This paper presents a mixed methods implementation study that assessed the effect of the supervision on CHW’s perceptions of supervision and motivation-related outcomes. … [Read more...] about Does supportive supervision enhance community health worker motivation? A mixed-methods study in four African countries.
Effect of Community Health Worker Support on Clinical Outcomes of Low-Income Patients Across Primary Care Facilities-A Randomized Clinical Trial
This randomized trial sort to assess whether a standardized intervention delivered by community health workers can be effective for improving clinical outcomes. The results showed that indeed they could improve patient-perceived quality. … [Read more...] about Effect of Community Health Worker Support on Clinical Outcomes of Low-Income Patients Across Primary Care Facilities-A Randomized Clinical Trial
How Community Health Workers Can Affect Health Care
This paper seeks to answer the question: How do community health workers affect health care? … [Read more...] about How Community Health Workers Can Affect Health Care
How are gender inequalities facing India’s one million ASHAs being addressed? Policy origins and adaptations for the world’s largest all-female community health worker programme
This paper looks at the world’s largest community health worker program, India’s accredited social health activist program (ASHA), through a gender lens. It assesses the difficulties these female workers face and how these challenges are being addressed. … [Read more...] about How are gender inequalities facing India’s one million ASHAs being addressed? Policy origins and adaptations for the world’s largest all-female community health worker programme