The Neno HIV programme, which incorporated community health workers, increased survival and retention rates compared to other distrits in Malawi. … [Read more...] about Delivering comprehensive HIV services across the HIV care continuum: a comparative analysis of survival and progress towards 90-90-90 in rural Malawi
Ongoing training of community health workers in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic scoping review of the literature
This literature review examines the training of community health workers in low-income and middle-income counties with special attention to detailing current delivery implementation and evaluation of training provision. … [Read more...] about Ongoing training of community health workers in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic scoping review of the literature
The contribution of female community health volunteers (FCHVs) to maternity care in Nepal: a qualitative study
This study looks at a group of community health workers know as Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) and their role in reducing the maternal mortality ratio in Nepal. … [Read more...] about The contribution of female community health volunteers (FCHVs) to maternity care in Nepal: a qualitative study
Improving data quality in community health programmes: Recommendations from inter-country research
This brief discusses how to improve data quality in community health programmes and references the role of community health volunteers in data collection. … [Read more...] about Improving data quality in community health programmes: Recommendations from inter-country research
Podcast: Community Health Workers with Shreya Kangovi & Lisa Kidd from the Penn Center for CHWs
This is the first episode of the Review of Systems podcast, which is done in partnership with Harvard Center for Primary Care. The first guest is Shreya Kangovie, a researcher of community health worker (CHW) interventions who developed a multi-stakeholder team-based CHW model called IMPaCT (Individualized Management towards Patient-Centered Targets). Lisa Kidd is the second … [Read more...] about Podcast: Community Health Workers with Shreya Kangovi & Lisa Kidd from the Penn Center for CHWs