Zambia has a strained health care system with limited health facilities and human resources, and thus has been using community-based health workers, mostly volunteers, to provide basic health services, especially in rural areas, to confront its high under-5 mortality. Two common volunteer cadres are community health workers (CHWs) and trained traditional birth attendants … [Read more...] about Can a community health worker and a trained traditional birth attendant work as a team to deliver child health interventions in rural Zambia?
Community health worker interventions to improve access to health care services for older adults from ethnic minorities: a systematic review
The health status of most ethnic minority groups in Western countries is poorer than the health status of the majority population. This is especially applicable for ethnic minority older adults. Limited access to health care services has been reported to be an important factor for these disparities in health and is in part caused by limited knowledge about health care … [Read more...] about Community health worker interventions to improve access to health care services for older adults from ethnic minorities: a systematic review
The effect of payment and incentives on motivation and focus of community health workers: five case studies from low- and middle- income countries
Community health workers (CHWs) have been proposed as a means for bridging gaps in healthcare delivery in rural communities. Recent CHW programmes have been shown to improve child and neonatal health outcomes, and it is increasingly being suggested that paid CHWs become an integral part of health systems. Remuneration of CHWs can potentially effect their motivation and focus. … [Read more...] about The effect of payment and incentives on motivation and focus of community health workers: five case studies from low- and middle- income countries
Knowledge of Nairobi East District Community Health Workers concerning HIV-related orofacial lesions and other common oral lesions
In Kenya, primary healthcare (PHC) providers (mainly clinical officers and nurses) at health facilities and community health workers (CHWs) in the field are required to integrate oral care of HIV patients into the PHC system. However, these health workers have not been educated on oral diseases. Detecting Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) related orofacial lesions (HROLs) as … [Read more...] about Knowledge of Nairobi East District Community Health Workers concerning HIV-related orofacial lesions and other common oral lesions
Assessment of non-financial incentives for volunteer community health workers – the case of Wukro district, Tigray, Ethiopia
Volunteer community health workers (VCHW) are health care providers who are trained but do not have any professional certification. They are intended to fill the gap for unmet curative, preventative, and health promotion health needs of communities. The VCHWs are the only unpaid health workers in the Ethiopian health care system. Therefore, identifying the … [Read more...] about Assessment of non-financial incentives for volunteer community health workers – the case of Wukro district, Tigray, Ethiopia