Pathfinder International Ethiopia has extensive experience implementing family planning (FP)/HIV integration through public health centers (HCs) and community networks. This brief describes Pathfinder's approach and its evolution and scale-up over time. It presents their experience in relation to the recommendations of World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on FP/HIV … [Read more...] about Integrating Family Planning and HIV in Ethiopia: An Analysis of Pathfinder’s Approach and Scale-Up
Evaluating active roles of community health workers in accelerating universal access to health services for malaria in Palawan, the Philippines
Palawan is the most malaria-endemic province in the Philippines. In an effort to confront malaria in areas with limited healthcare facilities, microscopists (community health workers) have been trained to diagnose malaria since 1999. Researchers reviewed the epidemiological data and related literature which analyzed the achievements of the microscopists and their tasks in order … [Read more...] about Evaluating active roles of community health workers in accelerating universal access to health services for malaria in Palawan, the Philippines
Census-Based, Impact-Oriented (CBIO) Approach: Webinar Discussion between Henry Perry and Daniel Palazuelos
YouTube Link: Census-Based, Impact-Oriented (CBIO) Approach: Webinar Discussion between Henry Perry and Daniel Palazuelos Introduction to Webinar Discussion between Henry Perry and Daniel Palazuelos 30 March 2016 The census-based, impact-oriented (CBIO) approach to improving the health of communities emerged in Bolivia in the 1980s when I was working there with the … [Read more...] about Census-Based, Impact-Oriented (CBIO) Approach: Webinar Discussion between Henry Perry and Daniel Palazuelos
Raising the Score: Community empowerment for better maternal health care
Community empowerment for better maternal health care Learn about the approach CARE has implemented to address community concerns and improve maternal health in Malawi. This is an interactive website with multimedia content. … [Read more...] about Raising the Score: Community empowerment for better maternal health care
Community Health Worker Data for Decision-Making
In 2015, the One Million Community Health Workers (1mCHW) Campaign and mPowering Frontline Health Workers (mPowering) conducted a series of interviews and held an online discussion, hosted on the Healthcare Information for All forum, on the need of improved data on community health workers (CHWs) to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. … [Read more...] about Community Health Worker Data for Decision-Making
