Authors: Rachel J. Strodel & Henry B. Perry
National CHW schemes are an increasingly important tool for achieving universal health coverage and ending maternal and child deaths by 2030. This article focuses on critical issues that face the effectiveness of large-scale CHW programs drawing on the experiences of India’s CHW scheme –the Village Health Guides.
Link: 1. The National Village Health Guide Scheme in India: lessons four decades later for CHW programs today and tomorrow
Resource Topic: Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Program Design, Scale-up
Resource Type: Case studies
Year: 2019
Region: Asia
Country: India
Publisher May Restrict Access: No