Authors: Jeanine Condo, Catherine Mugeni, Brienna Naughton, Kathleen Hall, Maria Antonia Tuazon, Abiud Omwega, Friday Nwaigwe, Peter Drobac, Ziauddin Hyder, Fidele Ngabo and Agnes Binagwaho
Community health workers (CHWs) can play important roles in primary health care delivery, particularly in settings of health workforce shortages. However, little is known about CHWs’ perceptions of barriers and motivations, as well as those of the beneficiaries of CHWs. In Rwanda, which faces a significant gap in human resources for health, the Ministry of Health expanded its community health programme beginning in 2007, eventually placing 4 trained CHWs in every village in the country by 2009.
This study aims to qualitatively evaluate the CHW system in Rwanda from the perspective of CHWs themselves, as well as their beneficiaries. Moreover, the study seeks to identify factors and challenges that impact the CHW system and can inform system improvements.
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Resource Topic: Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Community Involvement, Motivation/incentives, Scale-up, Supervision, Training
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2014
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: Rwanda
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