CHWs importantly deliver health care services to communities when shortages in the healthcare workforce exist. However, as their workload increases, CHW abilities to provide quality healthcare may be compromised. Using a cluster-randomized trial in Zimbabwe, CHWs were surveyed to assess the association between demographic and work characteristics and task performance. CHWs who … [Read more...] about Factors Associated With Community Health Worker Performance Differ by Task in a Multi-Tasked Setting in Rural Zimbabwe
Improving the quality of care of children in community clinics: an intervention and evaluation in Bangladesh
Using a newly developed case-management job aid based upon the WHO Integrated Management of Childhood Illness guide, community health care providers (CHCPs) in Bangladesh were trained to measure changes in knowledge. After the training, the CHCPs clearly improved their knowledge and provided better quality care to patients. Results from this study could be used to improve … [Read more...] about Improving the quality of care of children in community clinics: an intervention and evaluation in Bangladesh
Hope Through Health with Dr. Kevin Fiori
Daniel Palazuelos, Partners In Health, and Dr. Kevin Fiori, co-founder of Hope Through Health, discuss Dr. Fiori’s organization and global health. Hope Through Health is an organization dedicated to health care delivery in Togo and faced many challenges in its beginnings, but now successfully utilizes community health workers to empower the community and has increased the … [Read more...] about Hope Through Health with Dr. Kevin Fiori
“Don’t Call it a Comeback, They’ve Been Here for Years” with Shreya Kangovi
In this roundtable discussion, Daniel Palazuelos, Partners In Health, and Dr. Shreya Kangovi, Penn Center for Community Health Workers, discuss the significance of CHW programs in the United States. Whereas community health workers are often thought to be necessary in resource-poor settings, there is a place for CHWs in the U.S. as they are often a solution to approaching … [Read more...] about “Don’t Call it a Comeback, They’ve Been Here for Years” with Shreya Kangovi
Community Health and Science with Debbie Singh
Daniel Palazuelos, Partners In Health, sits down with Debbie Singh to discuss her experiences working with CHW’s in Uganda. Singh uses Partners In Health’s CHW Framework, 5-SPICE, in Uganda with an emphasis on the importance of trust. She is interested in the role of the CHW as an extension of the health system, a representative of the community, and agents of … [Read more...] about Community Health and Science with Debbie Singh