World Vision’s Access – Infant and Maternal health (AIM Health) Program met its five-year goal of reducing infant and maternal mortality in most of the ten Area Development Program (ADP) sites in which it was implemented. The program is designed to change MNCH-related behaviors through targeted counseling by CHWs, implemented community health committees, and citizen voice and … [Read more...] about AIM Health Programme End Line Programme Evaluation Report
Close-to-community providers of health care: increasing evidence of how to bridge community and health systems
Close-to-community (CTC) providers can help actualize universal health coverage and support the sustainable development goals, as described by a series of Human Resources for Health papers recently published. This editorial discusses the role of CTC providers in the community, strategies of support, and the necessity of such programs for improving health care coverage across … [Read more...] about Close-to-community providers of health care: increasing evidence of how to bridge community and health systems
Health worker experiences of and movement between public and private not-for-profit sectors—findings from post-conflict Northern Uganda
Using a life history approach, 26 Northern Ugandan health workers with experience working in the public and private not-for-profit (PNFP) sectors were interviewed to reveal their experiences both during and after the Northern Uganda conflict and to better understand what influenced these health workers to move between these two sectors. Most workers moved from the PNFP to the … [Read more...] about Health worker experiences of and movement between public and private not-for-profit sectors—findings from post-conflict Northern Uganda
A retrospective review of the Honduras AIN-C program guided by a community health worker performance logic model
Researchers attempted to review community-based Integrated Care of the Child (AIN-C), a growth-monitoring program, using a recently designed logic model proposing categories of support from both health sector and communities that influence community health worker performance and program outcomes. Retrospectively reviewing AIN-C using in-depth interviews, gaps in the logic model … [Read more...] about A retrospective review of the Honduras AIN-C program guided by a community health worker performance logic model
Changing Lives Through Social Accountability: Case Studies from World Vision’s UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) Programme Partnership Arrangement
Case studies in eleven countries including Zambia, Armenia, and Senegal, utilized World Vision’s social accountability approach, Citizen Voice and Action (CVA), to address public service improvement. This approach aims to link community members and organizations with each other and also to link these communities with service providers, local governments, and national policies. … [Read more...] about Changing Lives Through Social Accountability: Case Studies from World Vision’s UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) Programme Partnership Arrangement