Authors: Chatterjee, P.
This article from the Bulletin of the WHO, describes various roles played by Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs), India’s national cadre of village-based workers, and other innovative community health programs working on maternal and child health, sanitation and hygiene, contraception, immunization and other health issues. CHWs are making major contributions to national efforts to reduce health inequalities and address social conditions that threaten the population’s health and access to care.
Link: Tackling social factors to save lives in India
Resource Topic: Birth Preparedness, CHW Role, Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Community Involvement, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Reproductive Health/Family Planning
Resource Type: Journal articles, Research
Year: 2011
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